Electronic Data Systems Corporation

Kathryn A Rosenthal

Andrew J Berner

A system and method for modeling skills includes three main components: a definition of at least one object () specifying a subject matter, a definition of at least one action () which may be applied to the defined object (), and a definition of at least one context () in which the defined object and action are used. The context may include tool/technique (), hardware (), condition (), industry (), current and/or past employer (), and business rationale ().

System and method for modeling skills

A method of modeling an enterprise so that its policy changes as well as its current components and operations are represented in a database (11), and a method of using a computer to query the database. The enterprise is modeled using classes of objects and associated methods. During operation, a query about data in the database (11) is received from a user, with the query calling for the use of at least one method to answer the query. The database (11) is accessed to determine whether the method is affected by a policy change, where different policies are represented by policy objects. If so, the user is provided with policy choices. A policy selection is received, and the query is answered, using an implementation of the method based on the policy selection (FIG. 2).

Business query tool, using policy objects to provide query responses

An object oriented system for accessing an external relational database from within the object oriented system. The system creates an object and fills it with data values retrieved from the database. References from the object to other objects include pointers to preexisting objects or pointers to placeholder objects. Later retrieves fill in the placeholder objects, eliminating the need to reset the pointers. Caching, utilizing static data and static functions, is performed by each class of objects. Sub-objects are used to create different logical views of data from the database, and query access to the database is provided by a query engine which builds query language statements on demand.

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Beaconsfield, United Kingdom

Kathryn A Rosenthal