Method, server, database and computer program for enriching comparison data of a decision making application

A Server comprising:

• a processor unit;
• a memory unit;
• input and output means, and;
• a user interface;
• the processor unit and the memory unit configured to implement a development environment that is configured at least to:
• define an application specific default database of a first decision making application by:
• enabling selection attributes to be assessed;
• enabling selection items to be compared;
• enabling linking the attributes to the items by default attribute values;
• and
• enabling saving the defined default database of the first decision making application to a global database;
• calculate global attribute values to items from linked default attribute values of said items of decision making applications included in the global database;
• retain original attribute value of an item having the biggest attribute value o all items of all decision making applications or set said attribute value to a specific attribute value;
• retain original attribute values of items originating from the same decision making application as the item having the biggest global attribute value or scale said attribute values to be proportional to the specific attribute value of the item having the biggest global attribute value;
• and
• define global attribute values of other items originating from other decision making applications by multiplying the original attribute value by at least one factor where each of the factors are defined by one common item of two decision making applications by dividing a smaller attribute value of said common item of a decision making application by a bigger attribute value of the same common item of another decision making application;
• and
• convert from the global attributes at least one local attribute to be included in a second decision making application, which has at least one attribute or item linked to an existing attribute or item in the global database, thereby speeding up creation of the second decision making application.

A computer-readable, non-transitory data storage medium comprising computer executable components for enriching comparison data of decision making applications, the computer executable components comprising:

• computer readable code for defining a first decision making application by defining an application specific default database by:
• selecting attributes to be assessed;
• selecting items to be compared;
• linking the attributes to the items by default attribute values;
• and
• saving the defined default database of the first decision making application to a global database;
• computer readable code for calculating global attribute values to items from linked default attribute values of said items of decision making applications included in the global database
• wherein the global attribute values are defined from their original attribute values as follows:
• an item having the biggest attribute value of all items of all decision making applications in a utilized scale retains its original attribute value or is set to a specific attribute value;
• items originating from the same decision making application as the item having the biggest global attribute value retain their original attribute values, or get attribute values that are proportional to the specific attribute value of the item having the biggest attribute value, as their global attribute value;
• global attribute values of other items of other decision making applications are defined by multiplying the original attribute value by at least one factor where each of the factors are defined from one common item of two decision making applications by dividing a smaller attribute value of said item of a decision making application by a bigger attribute value of the same item of another decision making application;
• and
• computer readable code for converting from the global attribute values at least one local attribute to be included in a second decision making application, which has at least one attribute or item linked to an existing attribute or item in the global database, thereby speeding up creation of the second decision making application.

A database stored on a non-transitory data storage medium, the database comprising:

• a plurality of items of decision making applications each item representing an object included in a comparison process;
• a plurality of attributes of the items with associated default attribute values;
• a plurality of links between items and associated attributes;
• a plurality of global attribute values of the items that are defined from the default attribute values of the items;
• wherein the global attribute values are defined from their original attribute values as follows:
• an item having the biggest attribute value of all items of all decision making applications in a utilized scale retains its original attribute value or is set to a specific attribute value:
• items originating from the same decision making application as the item having the biggest global attribute value retain their original attribute values, or get attribute values that are proportional to the specific attribute value of the item having the biggest attribute value, as their global attribute value;
• global attribute values of other items of other decision making applications are defined by multiplying the original attribute value by at least one factor where each of the factors are defined from one common item of two decision making applications by dividing a smaller attribute value of said item of a decision making application by a bigger attribute value of the same item of another decision making application;
• and
• a plurality of local attribute values of a sub-group of items of the database, which local attribute values are defined from the global attribute values of all items;
• whereby a creation of a decision making application is speeded up by utilizing the defined local attributes of items in a decision making application development environment.