Annotation of data in an operating plan data aggregation system

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having code stored therein, wherein the code when executed causes a computer system having one or more processors to peform operations comprising:

• connecting to data sources of a first group of users and a second group of users;
• receiving future predictive forecast data in the computer system from the first group of users;
• receiving updates to the forecast data including to the annotations;
• integrating the forecast data into an information database and corresponding OLAP cube accessible by the computer system, wherein:
• (i) the information database stores the forecast data including annotations;
• (ii) the updates to the forecast data and the annotations (a) include comments generated by the second group of users different from the first group of users, (b) indicate whether the future predictive forecast data values appear to be incorrect to some of the second group of users, (c) provide commentary information in association with the forecast values, and (d) provide an objective basis for generating a new forecast having modified forecast values;
• integrating updates and the annotations into the information database and the OLAP cube, wherein integrating the updates and annotations includes (i) modifying the future predictive forecast values in the database and the OLAP cube based on any changes of the forecast values and (ii) coupling the received annotations to the future predictive forecast values or to later modified future predictive forecast values for further review and annotation by the first group of users and the second group of users;
• and
• iteratively generating a revised forecast including gathering revised forecast values and integrated annotations and making the revised forecast values and integrated annotations available for review and further annotation until a final forecast cut-off point is reached.