Concurrent personnel assignments

Abstract

A data structure stored on a computer readable medium can include a person identifier associated with a person; a switch associated with the person identifier, a state of the switch having a possible first value indicating that there is not more than one personnel assignment associated with the person and a possible second value indicating that there are a plurality of personnel assignments associated with the person; and, if the state of the switch has the second value, a plurality of personnel assignment identifiers associated with the person identifier, each personnel assignment identifier identifying a respective personnel assignment associated with the person. The data structure can be operable to enable the performance of a business process related to the person, an organization, and at least one of the plurality of personnel assignments.

1 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A data structure stored on a computer readable medium, the data structure comprising:
 a person identifier associated with a person;   a switch associated with the person identifier, wherein the switch has a state, the state having a possible first value indicating there is not more than one personnel assignment associated with the person, and a possible second value indicating there are a plurality of personnel assignments associated with the person; and   if the state of the switch has the second value, a plurality of personnel assignment identifiers associated with the person identifier, each personnel assignment identifier identifying a respective personnel assignment associated with the person,   wherein the data structure is operable to enable the performance of a business process related to the person, an organization, and at least one of the plurality of personnel assignments.   
     
     
         28 . The data structure of  claim 27 , wherein the data structure enables is capable of being used by a first set of computer program instructions to invoke a second set of computer program instructions to process data associated related to at least both the person identifier and a selected personnel assignment of the plurality of personnel assignments. 
     
     
         29 . The data structure of  claim 28 , wherein the data structure is capable of being used by the first set of computer program instructions to provide the person identifier and the selected personnel assignment to the second set of computer program instructions. 
     
     
         30 . The data structure of  claim 27 , wherein the state of the switch is capable of being selectively set to the first and second values. 
     
     
         31 . The data structure of  claim 27 , wherein the business process comprises at least one of:
 providing a payment related to the person, providing a payment related to a specific personnel assignment, taxing the payment related to the person, taxing the payment related to the specific personnel assignment, processing a termination request related to the person, processing a termination request related to the specific personnel assignment, providing a benefit related to the person, providing a benefit related to the specific personnel assignment, processing the payroll for the person, or processing the payroll for the specific personnel assignment.   
     
     
         32 . The data structure of  claim 27 , wherein the business process is at least partially performed by a human resources department at the organization. 
     
     
         33 . The data structure of  claim 27 , wherein the data structure is capable of being used to display, using an at least partially electronic apparatus, the person identifier at the same time as at least one of: a selected one of the plurality of personnel assignments, or the state of the switch. 
     
     
         34 . The data structure of  claim 28 , wherein the data structure is capable of being used by the first set of computer program instructions to search data comprising a plurality of the person identifiers and personnel assignments, wherein search parameters comprise at least one of: a value of the person identifier, or a value of the personnel assignment identifier.