Abstract: A method may include maintaining first data structure with records organized in a first hierarchy, and maintaining a second data structure with records organized in a second hierarchy. The method may additionally include receiving a change request for the value stored in the first record. The change request may be received from a parent in the second data structure of the first record. The method may further include sending a notification to the parent in the first data structure that the parent in the second data structure is attempting to change the first record.

Abstract: A method may include maintaining first data structure with records organized in a first hierarchy, and maintaining a second data structure with records organized in a second hierarchy. The method may additionally include receiving a change request for the value stored in the first record. The change request may be received from a parent in the second data structure of the first record. The method may further include sending a notification to the parent in the first data structure that the parent in the second data structure is attempting to change the first record.

Abstract: A method may include maintaining first data structure with records organized in a first hierarchy, and maintaining a second data structure with records organized in a second hierarchy. The method may also include receiving a first change request for a value stored in a first record. The first change request may be received from a parent in the first data structure of the first record. The method may additionally include changing the first value according to the first change request, and receiving a second change request for the value stored in the first record. The second change request may be received from a parent in the second data structure of the first record. The method may further include sending a notification to the parent in the first data structure that the parent in the second data structure is attempting to change the first record.

Abstract: A method may include maintaining first data structure with records organized in a first hierarchy, and maintaining a second data structure with records organized in a second hierarchy. The method may also include receiving a first change request for a value stored in a first record. The first change request may be received from a parent in the first data structure of the first record. The method may additionally include changing the first value according to the first change request, and receiving a second change request for the value stored in the first record. The second change request may be received from a parent in the second data structure of the first record. The method may further include sending a notification to the parent in the first data structure that the parent in the second data structure is attempting to change the first record.

Abstract: Described is an improved method, system, and computer program product for implementing an improved method and system for generating performance scores for employees. Also disclosed is an approach for ranking employees which avoids the complexity and excessive resources often needed to implement employee rankings.

Abstract: Described is an improved method, system, and computer program product for implementing an improved approach for a compensation system and related interfaces that avoids the problems of the prior approaches. According to some approaches, interfaces are provided that comprises multiple modes of compensation entry, in which data elements within the multiple modes are linked together in a coordinated way.

Abstract: A method of providing an administrator with a managerial view of personnel data may include receiving a login that includes administrator credentials from a personnel administrator and receiving a command associated with the administrator credentials to view personnel data in a personnel database. The personnel data may be associated with a group of employees under a manager in a managerial hierarchy. The method may also include selecting between a manager view of the personnel data and an administrator view of the personnel data. The manager view may include a first subset of the personnel data, the administrator view may include a second subset of the personnel data, and/or the first subset may be smaller than the second subset. The method may additionally include causing the first subset of personnel data to be displayed on a display device according to the manager view.

Abstract: A method of providing an administrator with a managerial view of personnel data may include receiving a login that includes administrator credentials from a personnel administrator and receiving a command associated with the administrator credentials to view personnel data in a personnel database. The personnel data may be associated with a group of employees under a manager in a managerial hierarchy. The method may also include selecting between a manager view of the personnel data and an administrator view of the personnel data. The manager view may include a first subset of the personnel data, the administrator view may include a second subset of the personnel data, and/or the first subset may be smaller than the second subset. The method may additionally include causing the first subset of personnel data to be displayed on a display device according to the manager view.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a flow of related tasks by supervisors of an organization stores information that defines a hierarchy within an enterprise, the hierarchy including a tree structure where each of a plurality of supervisors is placed in a supervisory position over one or more subordinates and each supervisor is sub ordinate to at most one other supervisor. The system also assigns a task for each of the plurality of supervisors to perform, wherein performing the task by a first supervisor depends in part on completion of the task by each of the one or more respective subordinates. The system also determines if one or more subordinates are causing a delay in the progress towards completion of the task within the hierarchy. The system further generates a report identifying the subordinates, if any, who are causing a delay in the task completion progress.

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 for setting up dynamic calculations within compensation software are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment among many, a compensation module for managing compensation for a number of employees includes a dynamic calculation set-up module allowing a user to set up a dynamic calculation. The dynamic calculation includes a calculation for one column of a worksheet based in part on a value in another column. The compensation module also includes a condition builder allowing a user to enter a condition and a result as part of a dynamic calculation. In particular, a column associated with the result receives a calculated value when the condition is met.

Abstract: A user interface for modifying a decision-making hierarchy in workplace automation software is described. In an example embodiment, a hierarchy system includes a first electronically represented hierarchy that includes a first set of rules and associations governing interaction of personnel and performance of tasks of an organization. A second electronically represented hierarchy includes a second set of rules and associations that are different from the first set of rules and associations, wherein the second set of rules includes one or more rules governing allotment of compensation to one or more persons of the organization. A first compensation module is adapted to provide a user option to selectively modify the second hierarchy in accordance with one or more privileges associated with the user as defined by the second hierarchy while the system is online.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a computer-implemented method for detecting compensation discrimination. The method includes determining compensation for an employee in a protected class, and determining median compensation for all comparable employees to the employee in the protected class. The method may then further include analyzing the compensation and the median compensation to determine whether there is a compensation differential that demonstrates discrimination in the compensation for the employee in the protected class.

Abstract: In various embodiments, systems, methods, and user interfaces are provided for calculating and/or determining budget and employee allocation targets using a model. In one example, users can create a model by selecting an allocation method and a set of allocation criteria. Allocation criteria can be organized into a table or interactive matrix that enables the user to interact with the model and preview application of the model to a budget or target. Users can enter values they want to model for employees who meet that criteria combination. In some embodiments, the first criterion is used to automatically create the broadest grouping and subsequent criteria creating subgroups within the larger group.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software applications for monitoring a flow of related tasks by supervisors of an organization are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to store information that defines a hierarchy within an enterprise, the hierarchy including a tree structure where each of a plurality of supervisors is placed in a supervisory position over one or more subordinates and each supervisor is subordinate to at most one other supervisor. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to assign a task for each of the plurality of supervisors to perform, wherein performing the task by a first supervisor depends in part on completion of the task by each of the one or more respective subordinates.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software applications for setting up manager views of a compensation management page are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium in this embodiment includes logic adapted to enable a user to group a plurality of manager views, wherein the layouts of the pages are to be set up by the user. The computer readable medium further includes logic adapted to enable a user to define the layout of each of the plurality of manager views and logic adapted to enable a user to define one or more columns of each manager view. The user can set up and define the manager views without affecting actual compensation data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for setting up dynamic calculations within compensation software are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment among many, a compensation module for managing compensation for a number of employees includes a dynamic calculation set-up module allowing a user to set up a dynamic calculation. The dynamic calculation includes a calculation for one column of a worksheet based in part on a value in another column. The compensation module also includes a condition builder allowing a user to enter a condition and a result as part of a dynamic calculation. In particular, a column associated with the result receives a calculated value when the condition is met.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for differentiating visual information in a user interface (UI). The method may include defining criteria for multiple flag colors. The criteria may be based at least in part on a database query. The method may further include executing the database query on a plurality of data entries stored within a database in order to assign at least one of the multiple flags to each of the data entries. The color of the flag is based at least in part on data within each of the data entries meeting the criteria which defines the color of the flag. The method may further include displaying, within a UI on a display device, the data entries with the associated colored flags.

Abstract: Described is an improved method, system, and computer program product for implementing an improved approach for a compensation system and related interfaces that avoids the problems of the prior approaches. According to some approaches, interfaces are provided that comprises multiple modes of compensation entry, in which data elements within the multiple modes are linked together in a coordinated way.

Abstract: Described is an improved method, system, and computer program product for implementing an improved method and system for generating performance scores for employees. Also disclosed is an approach for ranking employees which avoids the complexity and excessive resources often needed to implement employee rankings.