Integration
A process concerned with joining different subsystems or components as one large system. In HR, integration allows organizations to combine the various applications relating to the management of their workforce and their core business so they work effectively together for the best results. The term that describes what happens when two applications are able to communicate with each other and exchange information.
Integration Patterns
Standardized approaches or models for connecting, integrating, and communicating between different software applications or systems.
Integration Testing
Testing of combined units of code that are executed together as a single process. Testing that is conducted to make sure that individual programs run properly within an end to end process often spanning across multiple systems.
Intellectual Capital
The knowledge assets within a company about the company and its processes. This includes information in company databases and individual employee knowledge.
Intellectual Property
Legal rights and protections for creations of the mind, such as inventions, designs, or artistic works.
Interaction
The act of two entities communicating or establishing contact with each other for the purpose of achieving a common goal.
Interactive Voice Response system
A system that consists of telephony equipment, software application(s), a database and a supporting infrastructure that is used for information collection using voice or the telephone key pad on the phone.
Inter-Blockchain Communication
A protocol that enables communication and interoperability between different blockchain networks.
Interchangeable
The ability to substitute one component set, or singular object, with another without disturbing the operation of all other components.
Interface
A program used to provide an automated link between the HRMS and other programs or third party entities that require use of the data for various processes (general ledger interface, payroll system interface, medical insurance, 401k administration, etc.). Internal interfaces connect systems and entities within the company (departments, buildings, plants, other functional systems). External Interfaces connect the system with outside entities (banks, health care providers, vendors, customers). A description of what a component does to communicate with another component using an established communication mechanism. The details are usually published externally so that developers know what is needed in order to achieve a connection.
