Absence Portal Aggregating Enterprise Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for tracking employee absences in enterprises are inefficient, requiring manual piecing together of outdated reports and involving complex online and offline activities.
Innovation Solution
A computerized absence portal system that uses a back-end application server to aggregate absence data from multiple sources, allowing for secure, fast, and flexible access to absence information through interactive user interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual methods are used to piece together absence reports, then information can be obtained, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple absence report sources and data types into a single integrated portal system. The system aggregates absence data from various sources (HR systems, time tracking systems, insurance systems) and presents it through one unified interface, eliminating the need to manually piece together reports from multiple locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The absence portal acts as an intermediary system between the underlying data sources and the user. It provides a standardized interface that abstracts away the complexity of data collection and aggregation, allowing users to access absence information without dealing with the underlying system complexity.
2Loss of information
If detailed absence information is made accessible, then useful insights are provided, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements role-based access control where different users see different levels of information based on their permissions. HR personnel may see all employee absence data, while managers only see data for their direct reports, and employees only see their own data. This ensures that each user receives the appropriate level of information access while maintaining security.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a comprehensive absence portal is implemented, then all absence data is centralized, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The absence portal is designed to work with multiple data sources and provide multiple functions through a single system. It can aggregate data from HR systems, time tracking systems, and insurance systems, while also providing various reporting, analysis, and notification functions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized systems.
Data Source
AI summary
An absence data store contains electronic records associated with absence identifiers. For each absence identifier, the data store includes an employee identifier, an absence type, and absence parameters. An employee data store contains electronic records for accounts having risk relationships with an enterprise. A back-end application computer server may associate a selected absence identifier in the absence data store with an account having a risk relationship with the enterprise. The computer server may then retrieve absence parameters from the absence data store and risk relationship parameters from the employee data store and aggregate absence parameters associated with a plurality of absence types for the selected employee identifier. The computer server may also facilitate an exchange of data with a remote device to support interactive user interface displays that include information about the aggregated absence parameters.