Providing feedback in a operating plan data aggregation system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving forecast information from sales people in a computer;
receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information from non-sales people in the computer;
receiving changes of the forecast information from the non-sales people in the computer; and
providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving forecast information from sales people in a computer. The method further includes receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information from non-sales people in the computer. The method also includes receiving changes of the forecast information from the non-sales people in the computer. The method additionally includes providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving forecast information from sales people in a computer;
receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information from non-sales people in the computer;
receiving changes of the forecast information from the non-sales people in the computer; and
providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a user interface to receive forecast data;
an analysis server including an OLAP cube; and
an information database coupled to the analysis server to support the OLAP cube, the information database to embody the forecast data and to receive essentially real-time updates to the forecast data through the user interface; and
wherein the user interface is further to display the forecast data through the user interface with feedback as the data changes over time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing feedback from members of an organization on forecasts to sales people entering data for the forecasts, comprising:
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receiving the data for the forecasts from the sales people in a computer;
storing the data for the forecasts within a database in conjunction with an OLAP cube as forecast information;
receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information in the OLAP cube from the members of the organization in the computer;
receiving changes of the forecast information from the members of the organization in the computer;
integrating the comments and the changes into the OLAP cube and the database; and
providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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