Data processing system

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the storage medium comprising instructions which when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• executing an application program;
• storing a set of results provided by the application program, the set of results including a first result;
• acquiring trace data during execution of the application program, the trace data comprising a path for each of the results provided by the application program, each path being descriptive of a sequence of database table entries of the database tables holding a sub-set of the customizing parameters used for a calculation of the corresponding result;
• displaying the results;
• receiving a user selection of the first result;
• initializing, in response to the user selection, an index associated with customizing parameters of the first result;
• retrieving database table entries identified by a path associated with the first result;
• sequentially incrementing the index and displaying customizing parameters based on the retrieved database table entries;
• determining whether the user has modified one of the customizing parameters;
• and
• updating the database table entries when one of the displayed customized parameters is determined to be modified by the user.

A data processing system comprising:

• a data processor for executing an application program;
• a memory device for storing a set of results provided by the application program, the set of results including a first result, wherein trace data is acquired during execution of the application program, the trace data comprising a path for each of the results provided by the application program, each path being descriptive of a sequence of database table entries of the database tables holding a sub-set of the customizing parameters used for a calculation of the corresponding result;
• a display device for displaying the results;
• and
• an input device for receiving a user selection of the first result, wherein the data processor is configured to:
• initialize, in response to the user selection, an index associated with customizing parameters of the first result;
• retrieve database table entries identified by a path associated with the first result;
• sequentially increment the index to display customizing parameters based on the retrieved database table entries;
• determine whether the user has modified one of the customizing parameters;
• and
• update the database table entries when one of the displayed customized parameters is determined to be modified by the user.