ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR PAYROLL PROCESSING 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 the execution and monitoring of regular as well as off-cycle payroll processes;
an employee payroll administration process component that handles the administration of the employee specific payroll agreement and the overview of completed and planned payroll processes;
an accounting process component that represents relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface 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 payroll processing process component and the accounting process component; and
the payroll processing process component and the employee payroll administration 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 payroll processing. 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 Payroll Processing process component, an Employee Payroll Administration process component, an Accounting process component, and a Payroll Processing at Provider process component.
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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 the execution and monitoring of regular as well as off-cycle payroll processes; an employee payroll administration process component that handles the administration of the employee specific payroll agreement and the overview of completed and planned payroll processes; an accounting process component that represents relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface 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 payroll processing process component and the accounting process component; and the payroll processing process component and the employee payroll administration 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 the execution and monitoring of regular as well as off-cycle payroll processes; an employee payroll administration process component that handles the administration of the employee specific payroll agreement and the overview of completed and planned payroll processes; and an accounting process component that represents relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface 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 payroll processing process component and the accounting process component; and the payroll processing process component and the employee payroll administration 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 the execution and monitoring of regular as well as off-cycle payroll processes; an employee payroll administration process component that handles the administration of the employee specific payroll agreement and the overview of completed and planned payroll processes; and an accounting process component that represents relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and the process component interactions include interactions between; the payroll processing process component and the accounting process component; and the payroll processing process component and the employee payroll administration 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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