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US 2006/0080294 A1Published application
Flexible baselines in an operating plan data aggregation system
AssigneeRight90, Inc.
InventorsKim Orumchian, Art Stabenow, Dean Skelton, David Petiot
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Abstract
In an embodiment, the a method is provided. The method includes receiving forecast data in a database with an associated window value. The method also includes accessing data based on associated window values. The method further includes comparing the data accessed based on associated window values to other data.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving forecast data in a database with an associated window value;
- accessing data based on associated window values;
- and
- comparing the data accessed based on associated window values to other data.
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A system comprising:
- a user interface;
- an analysis server including an OLAP cube;
- and
- an information database coupled to the analysis server to support the OLAP cube, the information database to embody forecast data including window information associated with the forecast data and to receive the forecast data from the user interface and to receive essentially real-time updates to the forecast data.
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A method of maintaining information, comprising:
- receiving a set of forecast data;
- incorporating the forecast data into a database of the information through an OLAP cube;
- extracting a baseline forecast from the database;
- receiving updates to the database;
- propagating updates almost immediately throughout the information through the OLAP cube;
- and
- extracting an updated baseline forecast from the database, the updated baseline forecast derived from the baseline forecast.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.