Patent ID: 9043693
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, the method comprising: receiving, from a planning application, a spreadsheet including a plurality of values; presenting the plurality of values; receiving a first instruction to change a first value of the plurality of values to a second value; in response to the first instruction, presenting a first visual indication in association with the second value, the first visual indication indicating that the second value will be fixed in a next recalculation of the spreadsheet; receiving a second instruction to fix a third value of the first plurality of values in the next recalculation of the spreadsheet; in response to the second instruction, presenting a second visual indication in association with the third value, the second visual indication indicating that the third value will be fixed in the next recalculation of the spreadsheet; receiving a third instruction to refresh the spreadsheet; and in response to the third instruction, transmitting, to the planning application, a request to recalculate the spreadsheet with the second value and the third value being fixed.