Patent ID: 7451158

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for creating a work management file, comprising: reading data from a source, wherein the read data is formatted as an XML document; determining if the read data is in the form of a document object model object; comparing the document object model object to a work management schema to determine if the read data is compatible with a work management program; after it is determined that the read data is compatible, comparing the read data to the work management schema to determine if the read data matches the work management schema by determining if the read data is syntactically valid by determining if it represents a well-formed XML document; and determining if the read data includes task, resource, or assignment content in accordance with the work management schema, determining if a work conflict exists in the read data between a plurality of tasks, resources, or assignments; resolving at least one work conflict determined to exist in the read data by applying a rule to resolve the work conflict and create work management data; and displaying the created work management data as the work management file.