Modeling of employee performance result data
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1. A method in a computer system comprising:
- defining, using a processor of the computer system, an employee performance result class, wherein the computer system is an integration server,the employee performance result class represents an employee performance result, andthe employee performance result class is configured toidentify a set of relationships of the employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result,allow employee performance result data in a source format to be transformed into employee performance result data in a common format, using a first transformation, andallow the employee performance result data in the common format to be transformed into employee performance result data in at least one target format, using a second transformation,the first transformation and the second transformation are different from one another, andthe common format is provided by the employee performance result class;
defining, using the processor, a business process,whereinthe business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications,the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, andthe plurality of business systems are coupled to the integration server; and
transforming, using the processor, employee performance result data from a source business application into employee performance result data for a target business application, wherein the source business application is configured to use the source format, the target business application is configured to use the target format, the transforming uses the common format, and the transforming comprisescreating an employee performance object by instantiating the employee performance result class, andinvoking function of the employee result object in accordance with the business process.
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Abstract
An employee performance result class is defined that represents an employee performance result and identifies relationships of the employee performance result with various entities related to the employee performance result.
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1. A method in a computer system comprising:
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defining, using a processor of the computer system, an employee performance result class, wherein the computer system is an integration server, the employee performance result class represents an employee performance result, and the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of the employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result, allow employee performance result data in a source format to be transformed into employee performance result data in a common format, using a first transformation, and allow the employee performance result data in the common format to be transformed into employee performance result data in at least one target format, using a second transformation, the first transformation and the second transformation are different from one another, and the common format is provided by the employee performance result class; defining, using the processor, a business process,wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, and the plurality of business systems are coupled to the integration server; and transforming, using the processor, employee performance result data from a source business application into employee performance result data for a target business application, wherein the source business application is configured to use the source format, the target business application is configured to use the target format, the transforming uses the common format, and the transforming comprises creating an employee performance object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and invoking function of the employee result object in accordance with the business process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for data transformation in a computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a processor of the computer system, employee performance result data from a source application; defining, using the processor, a business process, wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the source application is one of the plurality of business applications, and the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems; and transforming, using the processor, the employee performance result data from the source application into a common format, wherein the source application is configured to use a source format, the common format is provided by an employee performance result class, the transforming comprises, creating an employee performance result object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process, and the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of an employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 24)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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defining an employee performance result class, wherein the employee performance result class represents an employee performance result, and the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of the employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result, allow employee performance result data in a source format to be transformed into employee performance result data in a common format, using a first transformation, and allow the employee performance result data in the common format to be transformed into employee performance result data in at least one target format, using a second transformation, the first transformation and the second transformation are different from one another, and the common format is provided by the employee performance result class; defining. using the processor, a business process, wherein the business processor is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, and the plurality of business systems are coupled to the integration server; and transforming, using the processor, employee performance result data from a source business application into employee performance result data for a target business application, wherein the source business application is configured to use the source format, the target business application is configured to use the target format, the transforming uses the common format, and the transforming comprises creating an employee performance result object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving employee performance result data from a source application; defining, using the processor, a business process, wherein the business process is configured to he used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the source application is one of the plurality of business applications, and the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems; and transforming, using the processor, the employee performance result data from the source application into a common format, wherein the source application is configured to use a source format, the common format is provided by the employee performance result class, the transforming uses a first mapping, the transforming comprises, creating an employee performance result object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process, and the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of an employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the processor, wherein a plurality of instructions are encoded in the computer-readable storage medium, and the instructions are configured to cause the processor to define an employee performance result class, wherein the employee performance result class represents an employee performance result, the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of the employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result, allow employee performance result data in a source format to be transformed into employee performance result data in a common format, using a first transformation, and allow the employee performance result data in the common format to be transformed into employee performance result data in at least one target format using a second transformation the first transformation and the second transformation are different from one another, and the common format is provided by the employee performance result class, define a business process, wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications., the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, and the plurality of business systems are coupled to the integration server, and transform employee performance result data from a source business application into employee performance result data for a target business application, wherein the source business application is configured to use the source format, the target business application is configured to use the target format, transforming the employee performance result data uses the common format, and the transforming comprises creating an employee performance result object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system comprising:
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processor; and a computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the processor, wherein a plurality of instructions are encoded in the computer-readable storage medium, and the instructions are configured to cause the processor to receive employee performance result data from a source application, define a business process, wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the source application is one of the plurality of business applications, and the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, and transform the employee performance result data from the source application into a common format, wherein the source application is configured to use a source format, the common format is provided by the employee performance result class, transforming the employee performance result data uses a first mapping, the transforming comprises,
creating an employee performance result object by instantiating the employee performance result class, and
invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process, andthe employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of an employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An apparatus for representing a class definition, the apparatus comprising:
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means for defining an employee performance result class wherein the employee performance result class represents an employee performance result, the common format is provided by the employee performance result class, the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of the employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result, allow employee performance result data in a source format to be transformed into employee performance result data in a common format, using a first transformation, and allow the employee performance result data in the common format to be transformed into employee performance result data in at least one target format, using a second transformation, and the first transformation and the second transformation are different from one another; means for defining a business process , wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems, and the plurality of business systems are coupled to the integration server; and means for transforming employee performance result data from a source business application into employee performance result data for a target business application, wherein the source business application is configured to use the source format, the target business application is configured to use the target format, the means for transforming uses the common format, and the means for transforming comprises means for creating an employee performance result object comprising means for instantiating the employee performance result class, and means for invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process.
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23. An apparatus for data transformation, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving employee performance result data from a source application; means for defining a business process, wherein the business process is configured to be used in controlling a plurality of business applications, the source application is one of the plurality of business applications, and the plurality of business applications are maintained on a plurality of business systems; and means for transforming the employee performance result data from the source application into a common format, wherein the source application is configured to use a source format, the common format is provided by the employee performance result class, the means for transforming comprises, means for creating an employee performance result object comprising means for instantiating the employee performance result class, and means for invoking a function of the employee performance result object in accordance with the business process, and the employee performance result class is configured to identify a set of relationships of an employee performance result with a plurality of entities related to the employee performance result.
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