System for managing accounting information in a multi-dimensional database
First Claim
1. A method of operating a computer system to manage accounting information of entities having different fiscal calendars, comprising the steps of:
- receiving in said computer system a user input requesting consolidated accounting information for at least two entities that maintain separate accounting data according to respective calendars;
mapping calendar information of said entities to a base calendar maintained in said computer system; and
using calendar elements from said base calendar instead of calendar elements from the entity calendars to recover accounting information from the entities'"'"' separate and respective accounting data, for a specified time period, to provide said requested consolidated accounting information for the entities.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for managing accounting information of entities having different fiscal calendars. A memory stores accounting data for at least two entities, each of the entities maintaining the accounting data according to a different fiscal calendar. A user interface enables a user to request consolidated accounting information for the entities. Accounting data and/or calendar information of the entities is mapped to a base calendar maintained in the computer system. A processor is provided for accessing the accounting data according to the base calendar instead of the entity calendars to recover, for a specified time period, accounting information responsive to a user request entered via the user interface. The processor consolidates the accounting information for the different entities according to said base calendar.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of operating a computer system to manage accounting information of entities having different fiscal calendars, comprising the steps of:
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receiving in said computer system a user input requesting consolidated accounting information for at least two entities that maintain separate accounting data according to respective calendars;
mapping calendar information of said entities to a base calendar maintained in said computer system; and
using calendar elements from said base calendar instead of calendar elements from the entity calendars to recover accounting information from the entities'"'"' separate and respective accounting data, for a specified time period, to provide said requested consolidated accounting information for the entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
consolidating the recovered accounting information for the entities; and
reporting the consolidated information to a user.
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5. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the consolidated information comprises a consolidation for said specified time period of at least one of net income and retained earnings for the entities.
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6. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said computer system provides on-line analytical processing and consolidation of said accounting information in response to user inputs.
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7. A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein said mapping step and use of said base calendar are performed by said computer system in a manner that is transparent to a user.
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8. A computer system for managing accounting information of entities having different fiscal calendars, comprising:
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memory for storing accounting data for at least two entities, each of said entities maintaining separate accounting data according to respective calendars;
a user interface for enabling a user to request consolidated accounting information for said entities;
means for mapping calendar information maintained according to the respective calendars of said entities to a base calendar maintained in said computer system; and
a processor for accessing accounting information from the entities'"'"' separate and respective accounting data according to said base calendar instead of the entity calendars to recover, for a specified time period, each entities'"'"' accounting information responsive to a user request entered via said user interface; and
wherein said processor consolidates the separate accounting information for said different entities according to said base calendar. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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