Patent ID: 6901407
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of generating an updated version of a project management scheduling chart using a computer system, the chart containing a plurality of chart data elements to be updated, comprising the steps of; selecting one of multiple source data elements in one or more data sources linked to each chart data element for use in generating the updated project management scheduling chart; linking each chart data element to be undated to the multiple source data elements in the one or more data sources by assigning chart identification numbers to each chart data element to be updated and linking the chart identification numbers to the multiple source data elements in the one or more data sources, the step of assigning chart identification numbers to each chart data element to be updated including the steps of importing the chart data elements to be updated into a database and assigning chart identification numbers to each chart data element in the database, the step of linking the chart identification numbers to the multiple source data elements in the one or more data sources including the step of linking the chart identification numbers to unique identification numbers associated with the multiple source data elements in the one or more data sources; the step of linking the chart identification numbers to unique identification numbers including the steps of creating maps linking the chart identification numbers to the unique identification numbers associated with the multiple source data elements in the one or more data sources, each map containing information identifying one of the linked multiple source data elements for use in generating the updated project management scheduling chart; and generating the updated version of the project management scheduling chart using the selected source data elements.