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Successfactors, Inc.

Joachim Pfeifer

Daniel Goldmann

Mario Andy Mueller

Esther Landes

Matthias Klauer

Oleg Loewen

Gerd Ritter

Marita Kruempelmann

Toralf Grossmann

Andreas Bettin

Timo Wolf

Erwin Pinter

Andreas Neumann

Gunter Schmitt

Qendrim Kuqi

Robert B Fuhge

Christoph Lange

Thomas Witzel

Michael Oemler

Frank Kohler

Marc-Oliver Genter

Qian Chen

Klemens Schmid

Bernd Otte

Nitesh Pai

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 address snapshot and an approval process definition business object.

Consistent interface for address snapshot and approval process definition

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Buehl, Germany

Joachim Pfeifer