Suggesting actions for evaluating user performance in an enterprise social network

A computer implemented method for suggesting actions for evaluating user performance in an enterprise social network, the method comprising:

• processing textual input of a social media message submitted by a client machine associated with a first one of a plurality of users of an enterprise social networking system associated with a database system, the processing of the textual input comprising:
• parsing the textual input to detect satisfaction of criteria comprising:
• the textual input comprises data designated as indicating an evaluation of performance of a user of the enterprise social networking system, the designated data maintained using one or more designated data objects stored in a database, and
• the textual input comprises a reference to a second one of the users of the enterprise social networking system;
• causing, responsive to detecting satisfaction of the criteria, displaying of a prompt at a display of the client machine, the prompt requesting the first user to submit evaluative information for the second user;
• causing, responsive to receiving the evaluative information in association with the prompt, generating or updating of a performance evaluation record to store the evaluative information in association with the second user, the performance evaluation record maintained using one or more record data objects stored in a database;
• and
• causing, in real-time, sharing of an identification of the evaluative information in a feed item of a feed of the enterprise social networking system.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configured to cause:

• processing textual input of a social media message submitted by a client machine associated with a first one of a plurality of users of an enterprise social networking system associated with a database system, the processing of the textual input comprising:
• parsing the textual input to detect satisfaction of criteria comprising:
• the textual input comprises data designated as indicating an evaluation of performance of a user of the enterprise social networking system, the designated data maintained using one or more designated data objects stored in a database, and
• the textual input comprises a reference to a second one of the users of the enterprise social networking system;
• displaying, responsive to detecting satisfaction of the criteria, a prompt at a display of the client machine, the prompt requesting the first user to submit evaluative information for the second user;
• generating or updating, responsive to receiving the evaluative information in association with the prompt, a performance evaluation record to store the evaluative information in association with the second user, the performance evaluation record maintained using one or more record data objects stored in a database;
• and
• sharing, in real-time, an identification of the evaluative information in a feed item of a feed of the enterprise social networking system.