Using Universal Patterns to Build Your HR Data Model

Purpose and Agenda Purpose: Show value of using patterns in HR modeling Agenda Introduction Patterns Declarative role Contextual role Classification Conclusion

Purpose:

Show value of using patterns in HR modeling

Agenda

Introduction

Patterns

Declarative role

Contextual role

Classification

Conclusion

What is a Pattern?

Universal Data Modeling Patterns

Specific Modeling Vs. Generalized Modeling

When Should I use a Specific or Generalized Pattern? Specific – Understand requirements Generalized - Flexibility

Why not Conceptual, Logical and Physical?

The Patterns

Declarative Roles

Freddy Mercury Bono Ice T Virgin Records

Freddy Mercury, Bono, Ice T, Virgin Records. Employee Advocate, Employee, Department

Contextual roles

Freddy Mercury Bono Ice T Freddy’s Review. Ice T’s Review. Freddy’s Review.----Bono Freddy’s Review.----Ice T Virgin Records

Freddy Mercury Bono Ice T Virgin Records Employee, Internal Organization, Employee Advocate, Department Freddy’s Review. Ice T’s Review. Freddy’s Review.----Bono Freddy’s Review.----Ice T

Employee, Internal Organization, Reviewer, Mentor, Employee Advocate, Subject Freddy Mercury Bono Ice T Virgin Records Freddy’s Review. Ice T’s Review. Bono –Reviewer—Freddy’s Review, Freddy Mercury—Subject—Freddy’s Review Ice T – Mentor – Freddy’s Review

Freddy Mercury—Subject—Freddy’s Review Bono –Freddy’s Review, Ice T – Freddy’s Review Employee, Internal Organization, Reviewer, Mentor, Employee Advocate, Department, Subject Freddy Mercury Bono Ice T Virgin Records Freddy’s Review. Ice T’s Review.

Classifications

Programmer, Admin Support. Typing, Negotiation. Management, Technical. Management Job 1 Sales support Job 2 Tech support Job 3 Management Job 1- Negotiation Tech Support Job 3- Technical

Position Type, Skill Type Position Category Programmer (Position Type ), Admin Support (Position Type ), . Typing (Skill Type), Negotiation (Skill Type),. Management (Position Category) Technical. (Position Category) Management Job 1 Sales support Job 2 Tech support Job 3 Management Job 1- Negotiation Tech Support Job 3- Technical

Other Patterns Status Business Rules Hierarchies, recursive relationships Contact mechanism

Status

Business Rules

Hierarchies, recursive relationships

Contact mechanism

Value Proposition Time and $ Quality systems Enable integration

Time and $

Quality systems

Enable integration

In Conclusion Not “Data Modeling for Dummies” Systematic approach

Not “Data Modeling for Dummies”

Systematic approach

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