Facilitating data manipulation in a browser-based user interface of an enterprise business application

A method for updating data being displayed to a user, said data being obtained at least in part from a data storage element, said data storage element storing a plurality of data elements having values associated therewith, the method comprising:

• (a) displaying a rendering of data elements and associated values received from said data storage element in a browser window, said rendered data elements and associated values including at least a first data element having a first initial associated value and a second data element having a second initial associated value, wherein the value associated with said second data element is dependent on the value associated with said first data element;
• (b) receiving editing commands from the user corresponding to replacing said first initial associated value with a first modified associated value of said first data element, said editing commands ending with a terminating command;
• (c) responsive to said terminating command:
• (i) updating the display of said first data element in said rendering to reflect said first modified associated value without requiring a refresh of said browser window;
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• (ii) transferring said first modified associated value to said data storage element;
• (d) responsive to said transfer of said first modified associated value to the data storage element:
• (i) updating the value associated with said first data element in said data storage element to reflect said first modified associated value;
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• (ii) updating the value associated with said second data element in said data storage element based on said dependence, thereby creating a second modified associated value;
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• (e) updating said rendering of said second data element in said browser window rendering to reflect said second modified associated value.