System and method of managing key entity records

A method of managing key entity records required by a user, wherein the method includes using a computer system, wherein the method comprises:

• providing a structured database comprising entity records, wherein each of the entity records comprises an entity name and plurality of entity attributes, further wherein the plurality of entity attributes belong to asset classes;
• determining an importance score for each of the entity records, wherein the importance score for a given entity record is determined based upon the plurality of entity attributes thereof, further wherein each of the asset classes comprising the plurality of entity attributes of the given entity record has a corresponding predefined contribution metric towards the importance score of the given entity record;
• identifying key entity records based on the determined importance scores of the entity records;
• receiving a tuning-input from the user, wherein the tuning-input is operable to adjust at least one of the contribution metrics corresponding to the asset classes;
• calculating a tuned importance score for each of the entity records based on the tuning-input from the user;
• and
• identifying the key entity records required by the user based on the tuned importance scores of the entity records.

A computer readable medium, containing program instructions for execution on a computer system, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform method steps for managing key entity records required by a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a structured database comprising entity records, wherein each of the entity records comprises an entity name and plurality of entity attributes, further wherein the plurality of entity attributes belong to asset classes;
• determining an importance score for each of the entity records, wherein the importance score for a given entity record is determined based upon the plurality of entity attributes thereof, further wherein each of the asset classes comprising the plurality of entity attributes of the given entity record has a corresponding predefined contribution metric towards the importance score of the given entity record;
• identifying key entity records based on the determined importance scores of the entity records;
• receiving a tuning-input from the user, wherein the tuning-input is operable to adjust at least one of the contribution metrics corresponding to the asset classes;
• calculating a tuned importance score for each of the entity records based on the tuning-input from the user;
• and
• identifying the key entity records required by the user based on the tuned importance scores of the entity records.