Method and system for referencing measures between tables of analytical report documents

A system for referencing measures between tables of analytical report documents, the system comprising:

• a compatibility determiner for determining whether a source key of a source table and a target key of a target table are on compatible flows, each of the source table and the target table comprising at least one dimension column and one measure column, the source key being a combination of one or more dimensions in the source table and the target key being a combination of one or more dimensions in the target table;
• a projector for projecting the source key on the intersection of the source key and the target key on determining that the source and the target key are not on compatible flows;
• and
• a synchronizer for synchronizing the target table with the source table.

A machine-accessible medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• determining whether a source key of a source table and a target key of a target table are on compatible flows, each of the source table and the target table comprising at least one dimension column and one measure column, the source key being a combination of one or more dimensions in the source table and the target key being a combination of one or more dimensions in the target table;
• and
• upon determining that the source key and the target key are not on compatible flows, performing the following:
• projecting the source key on the intersection of the source key and the target key;
• and
• synchronizing the target table with the source table.