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Method for achieving exact time dependence in organization hierarchy

A hierarchical and organizational structure technology, applied in special data processing applications, instruments, electrical digital data processing, etc., can solve problems such as difficult retrieval and use of past hierarchical information

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-08
SAP AG
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Thus, although the existing data structure can accurately reflect the updated hierarchy, this process may make it difficult to retrieve and use past hierarchy information when querying historical data

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[0013] In an embodiment of the invention, changes to the hierarchical organization may be stored in different versions of the data structures depicting the hierarchical organization. Each of these versions may include a valid period field representing a period of time during which the hierarchical organizational structure depicted in the version accurately reflects that of the organization. Validity periods can be unique within each version so that only one version of the organizational structure is valid at a time.

[0014] Each version can also be designated as active or inactive. In some instances, each version may be designated as inactive, as indicated in the validity period field, except for the version that reflects the organizational structure of the organization at a particular time. The specific time may be the current time, or some other identified past or future time. The processing device may examine the validity period field of each version to identify a versio...

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Disclosed is a method for achieving exact time dependence in an organization hierarchy. Changes of hierarchy organization structures can be stored in different versions of data structures which describe the hierarchy organization structures. Each version of the data structures can comprise an effective period field which represents that the hierarchy organization structure described in the version accurately reflects a time period of the organization structure. Each version of the data structures can be appointed to be active or inactive. In some embodiments, except for versions which reflect the organization structures of the organization in specific time, each version can be appointed to be inactive, and the organization structures of the organization can change with time. History copy of the versions can be stored and can be recalled to identify the organization structures which come into effects in past specific time, and then the recalled versions can be used for limiting inquired results to selected nodes of the history organization structures.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to hierarchical organizational structures. Background technique [0002] Many organizations have a hierarchical organizational structure. For example, an organization might be structured as different parent and subsidiary companies. Hierarchies can also be implemented within each company as different divisions, departments, and groups within a company can be organized hierarchically. For example, groups and divisions may be organized by product and / or geographic region such that similar product groups may be part of the same division covering a particular geographic region. Hierarchies can also be used to organize data by type, function, or other criteria. For example, an organization's cost and / or profit centers may be organized into hierarchical groups in a tree structure based on product type, geographic location, departmental organization, or other criteria. One or more nodes in the tree structure may then be selec...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30309G06F17/30G06F16/2453G06F16/219
Inventor 欧阳乐T.派克张辉明K.维斯刘厚兵
Owner SAP AG
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