Criteria-based creation of organizational hierarchies in a group-centric network
Exemplary systems and method for creating organizational hierarchies in a group-centric network are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a request from a user to establish a new group within the organization on the group-centric network is received by the group-centric network host. The group-centric network host retrieves an applicable, predetermined set of criteria for group creation, and determines if terms in the request match the predetermined set of criteria. If there is a match, the new group is created and one or more relationships of the new group may be activated.
1 . A method for creating organizational hierarchies in an organization of a group-centric network, comprising:
receiving a request from a user to establish a new group within the organization on the group-centric network, the request comprising account information including a plurality of terms;
retrieving an applicable, predetermined set of criteria for group creation;
determining if the plurality of terms in the request match the predetermined set of criteria; and
if there is a match, creating the new group and activating at least one relationship of the new group.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising denying the creation of the new group if there is no match.
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising determining one or more non-conforming terms if there is no match.
4 . The method of claim 3 further comprising determining if the one or more non-conforming terms are critical.
5 . The method of claim 3 further comprising informing an authorized individual of a failed creation attempt via a message.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the message further comprises a listing of the one or more non-conforming terms.
7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving an override from an authorized individual to create and activate the new group if there is no match.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising facilitating a message based handshake between the user and an authorized individual.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the message based handshake comprises a request for further information.
10 . The method of claim 8 wherein the message based handshake comprises a request for suggestions in order to conform with the predetermined set of criteria.
11 . The method of claim 8 wherein the message-based handshake comprises a request for activation of one or more non-activated relationships.
12 . The method of claim 1 further comprising allowing the user to revise the terms of the account information if there is no match.
13 . The method of claim 1 further comprising establishing one or more predetermined sets of criteria for new group creation.
14 . The method of claim 1 wherein the new group is an individual user.
15 . A system for creating organizational hierarchies in an organization of a group-centric network, comprising:
an account set-up module configured to receive account information for establishing a new group within the organization on the group-centric network;
a criteria database configured to store one or more predetermined set of criteria for group creation; and
a criteria match module configured to retrieve an appropriate, predetermined set of criteria for group creation and compare the received account information to the retrieved, predetermined set of criteria.
16 . The system of claim 15 further comprising a group application module configured to activate one or more relationships of the new group.
17 . The system of claim 15 further comprising a messaging engine configured to perform at least one message-based handshake.
18 . The system of claim 15 further comprising a criteria generation module configured to allow an authorized individual to create the predetermined set of criteria for group creation.
19 . A machine readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program having instructions operable by a machine for creating organizational hierarchies in an organization of a group-centric network, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a user to establish a new group within the organization on the group-centric network, the request comprising account information including a plurality of terms;
retrieving an applicable, predetermined set of criteria for group creation;
determining if the plurality of terms in the request match the predetermined set of criteria; and
if there is a match, creating the new group and activating at least one relationship of the new group.
20 . The machine readable medium of 19 wherein the method further comprises establishing one or more predetermined sets of criteria for new group creation.