Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium. The computer program is configured to control a processor to execute instructions. The instructions include identifying, in a compensation system comprising a plurality of compensation plans, employee data that needs to be imported from at least one other compensation plan into a referring compensation plan. Each of the compensation plans comprises a plurality of columns. The instructions may further include selecting at least one column of the referring compensation plan that will receive the imported employee data from the at least one other compensation plan, and configuring details of the referring compensation plan using at least one property of the selected at least one column.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that for enable alerts in an enterprise application system (EAS). An alert system receives a request to enable an alert definition for triggering an alert regarding human resources data in the EAS, monitors human resources data entered into the EAS by a manager via a user interface (“UI”), receives data that triggers the alert, and renders the alert in the UI.