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Successfactors, Inc.

Esther Landes

Daniel Goldmann

Mario Andy Mueller

Joachim Pfeifer

Matthias Klauer

Thomas Witzel

Oleg Loewen

Knut Heusermann

Matthias Becker

Torsten Buecheler

Christian Hohmann

Oliver Berger

Steffen Witt

Qendrim Kuqi

Qian Chen

Klemens Schmid

Marcel Steinleitner

An Application Program Interface (API) manages synchronization and replication of master data of a system with different consumers. An API engine is configured to receive from the third party, a query including content information and date-relevant information including a start date, an end date, and a date of last synchronization. The API engine processes the query to access the database and produce a query result replicating only data changes affecting that period or a previous time. The consumer thus specifies the time period in which to consider changes to the stored database data, and the API calculates the delta according to that period. In this manner complex, time-dependent delta calculation and filtering logic can be implemented in the API without requiring substantial logic or additional data persistence in middleware. Particular embodiments may facilitate efficient synchronized replication of employment data to outside (e.g., payroll, benefits) providers.

Application program interface managing synchronized data replication

A system, a method, and a computer program product for replication of data changes are disclosed. Based on a received data query, at least one attribute of stored data is identified for replication. The attribute corresponds to at least one parameter of the received query. Data stored at a first time and data stored at a second time are retrieved. The second time is subsequent to the first time. Data stored at the first time is compared to the data stored at the second time to determine a delta difference between the data stored at the first and second times. The computed delta difference is selected for the identified attribute. The selected computed delta difference is replicated in response to the received query.

Delta replication

A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an entitlement product business object.

Consistent interface for entitlement product

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Woerth, Germany

Esther Landes