ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR PERSONNEL EVENTS APPLICATION SOFTWARE
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
- a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
a payroll processing process component that handles execution and monitoring of regular and off-cycle payroll processes;
a time and labor management process component that handles management of employees'"'"' planned working times, and recording and valuation of work performed and absence times;
a compensation management process component that handles planning and specification of compensation data for employees using appropriate reward strategies based on predefined compensation structures and components;
an employee payroll administration process component that handles administration of employee specific payroll agreements and overview of completed and planned payroll processes;
a DE employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Germany are legally obligated to perform;
a US employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United States of America are legally obligated to perform;
a CN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that employers in China, with respect to employees, are legally obligated to perform;
an FR employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in France are legally obligated to perform;
a GB employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United Kingdom are legally obligated to perform;
an IT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Italy are legally obligated to perform;
an AU employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Australia is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
a CA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Canada is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
a DK employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that an employer in Denmark is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
an NL employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in the Netherlands is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
an SG employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Singapore is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
a ZA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in South Africa is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
an AT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Austria is obliged to perform with respect to employees;
a CH employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Switzerland is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and
an IN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in India is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and
a plurality of service operations, each service operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the time and labor management process component and the payroll processing process component;
the AU employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the FR employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the GB employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the employee payroll administration process component and the payroll processing process component;
the DK employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the CN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the SG employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the ZA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the CA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the DE employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the compensation management process component and the payroll processing process component;
the US employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the AT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the CH employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the IN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component;
the NL employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; and
the IT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing personnel events functionality. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a personnel administration process component, a payroll processing process component, an expense and reimbursement management process component, a time and labor process component, a compensation management process component, an employee payroll administration process component, and numerous country-specific employer regulatory compliance process components.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
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a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including; a payroll processing process component that handles execution and monitoring of regular and off-cycle payroll processes; a time and labor management process component that handles management of employees'"'"' planned working times, and recording and valuation of work performed and absence times; a compensation management process component that handles planning and specification of compensation data for employees using appropriate reward strategies based on predefined compensation structures and components; an employee payroll administration process component that handles administration of employee specific payroll agreements and overview of completed and planned payroll processes; a DE employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Germany are legally obligated to perform; a US employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United States of America are legally obligated to perform; a CN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that employers in China, with respect to employees, are legally obligated to perform; an FR employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in France are legally obligated to perform; a GB employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United Kingdom are legally obligated to perform; an IT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Italy are legally obligated to perform; an AU employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Australia is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Canada is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a DK employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that an employer in Denmark is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an NL employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in the Netherlands is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an SG employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Singapore is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a ZA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in South Africa is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an AT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Austria is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CH employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Switzerland is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and an IN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in India is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and a plurality of service operations, each service operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between; the time and labor management process component and the payroll processing process component; the AU employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the FR employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the GB employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the employee payroll administration process component and the payroll processing process component; the DK employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the SG employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the ZA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the DE employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the compensation management process component and the payroll processing process component; the US employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the AT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CH employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the IN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the NL employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; and the IT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a computer system comprising one or more hardware platforms for executing a computer software application; a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including; a payroll processing process component that handles execution and monitoring of regular and off-cycle payroll processes; a time and labor management process component that handles management of employees'"'"' planned working times, and recording and valuation of work performed and absence times; a compensation management process component that handles planning and specification of compensation data for employees using appropriate reward strategies based on predefined compensation structures and components; an employee payroll administration process component that handles administration of employee specific payroll agreements and overview of completed and planned payroll processes; a DE employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Germany are legally obligated to perform; a US employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United States of America are legally obligated to perform; a CN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that employers in China, with respect to employees, are legally obligated to perform; an FR employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in France are legally obligated to perform; a GB employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United Kingdom are legally obligated to perform; an IT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Italy are legally obligated to perform; an AU employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Australia is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Canada is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a DK employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that an employer in Denmark is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an NL employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in the Netherlands is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an SG employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Singapore is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and a ZA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in South Africa is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an AT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Austria is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CH employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Switzerland is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and an IN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in India is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and a plurality of service operations, each service operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between; the time and labor management process component and the payroll processing process component; the AU employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the FR employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the GB employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the employee payroll administration process component and the payroll processing process component; the DK employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the SG employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the ZA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the DE employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the compensation management process component and the payroll processing process component; the US employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the AT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CH employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the IN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the NL employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; and the IT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for developing a computer software application, comprising:
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obtaining in a computer system digital data representing an architectural design for a set of processes implementing an end-to-end application process, the design specifying a process component for each process in the set of processes and the design further specifying a set of process component interactions, wherein; the specified process components include; a payroll processing process component that handles execution and monitoring of regular and off-cycle payroll processes; a time and labor management process component that handles management of employees'"'"' planned working times, and recording and valuation of work performed and absence times; a compensation management process component that handles planning and specification of compensation data for employees using appropriate reward strategies based on predefined compensation structures and components; an employee payroll administration process component that handles administration of employee specific payroll agreements and overview of completed and planned payroll processes; a DE employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Germany are legally obligated to perform; a US employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United States of America are legally obligated to perform; a CN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that employers in China, with respect to employees, are legally obligated to perform; an FR employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in France are legally obligated to perform; a GB employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in the United Kingdom are legally obligated to perform; an IT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles administration of employee data and reporting to authorities that employers in Italy are legally obligated to perform; an AU employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Australia is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Canada is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a DK employer regulatory compliance process component that handles reporting and other administrative activities that an employer in Denmark is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an NL employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in the Netherlands is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an SG employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in Singapore is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an AT employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Austria is obliged to perform with respect to employees; a CH employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in Switzerland is obliged to perform with respect to employees; an IN employer regulatory compliance process component that handles the combination of activities an employer in India is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and a ZA employer regulatory compliance process component that handles activities an employer in South Africa is obliged to perform with respect to employees; and the process component interactions include interactions between; the time and labor management process component and the payroll processing process component; the AU employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the FR employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the GB employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the employee payroll administration process component and the payroll processing process component; the DK employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the SG employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the ZA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CA employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the DE employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the compensation management process component and the payroll processing process component; the US employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the AT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the CH employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the IN employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; the NL employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; and the IT employer regulatory compliance process component and the payroll processing process component; and using the design including the specified process components and the specified process component interactions to develop a computer software application to perform the set of processes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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