Mapping

Mapping is essential to the Organization, Location, and Job Field (OLF) concept because it allows the creation of an association between a custom element and a standard element from an external system.

Through mapping, it is possible to organize and exchange data between two or more systems in a compatible format. Mapping locations, for example, helps the application to communicate location information to job boards when posting a requisition. The two systems agree that the data structure location will represent a geographical place such as a country, a state or a city. The systems are then able to swap information based on a mutually comprehensible data exchange agreement.