Patent ID: 8347207
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for exporting data from a first enterprise software system comprising: defining a link from the first enterprise software system to a second enterprise software system, wherein the link specifies a source area of a first multidimensional database and a target area of a second multidimensional database, wherein the link defines one or more of mappings each specifying a relationship between one or more cells of the source area and one or more cells of the target area, wherein the first enterprise software system accesses the first multidimensional database, wherein the second enterprise software system accesses the second multidimensional database, and wherein the first and second multidimensional databases each include three or more dimensions; automatically copying multidimensional data from the source area of the first multidimensional database to the target area of the second multidimensional database in accordance with the link; identifying one or more annotations associated with the multidimensional data of the source area, wherein each of the annotations defines at least text-based commentary associated with a portion of the multidimensional data of the source area; and automatically copying the identified one or more annotations associated with the multidimensional data of the source area from the source area to the target area in accordance with the link, wherein automatically copying includes: