Abstract:
A method for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports is provided. The method may include receiving a first dataset. The method may also include identifying a first portion of the first dataset and a second portion of the first dataset. Additionally, the method may include comparing and analyzing the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The method may also include receiving a second dataset from a location different from the first dataset. The method may further include comparing and analyzing the first portion and second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. The method may also include receiving a plurality of first analysis results and a plurality of second analysis results based on the comparisons and the analyses. The method may also include presenting the plurality of first analysis results and the plurality of second analysis results.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    The present invention relates generally to the field of computing, and more specifically, to data analysis. 
         [0002]    Business analysts typically create a data analysis report having information over a number of years. Furthermore, business analysts may use data analysis reports to evaluate business performance. For example, a business analyst may build a sales data analysis report to determine which products or services are growing or declining in sales over a number of years. Therefore, the data in the data analysis report may increase to a substantial size as each year passes. Thus, in order to determine the cause of growth or decline for a given product or service, business analysts themselves may have to perform detailed multi-level analysis of the data analysis report as well as retrieve and compare other data analysis reports for different years. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    A method for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports is provided. The method may include receiving a first dataset. The method may also include identifying a first portion of the first dataset. The method may further include identifying a second portion of the first dataset. Additionally, the method may include comparing and analyzing the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The method may also include receiving a second dataset from a location different from the first dataset. The method may further include comparing and analyzing the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. The method may also include receiving a plurality of first analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The method may further include receiving a plurality of second analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. Furthermore, the method may include presenting the plurality of first analysis results and the plurality of second analysis results. 
         [0004]    A computer system for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports is provided. The computer system may include one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method. The method may include receiving a first dataset. The method may also include identifying a first portion of the first dataset. The method may further include identifying a second portion of the first dataset. Additionally, the method may include comparing and analyzing the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The method may also include receiving a second dataset from a location different from the first dataset. The method may further include comparing and analyzing the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. The method may also include receiving a plurality of first analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The method may further include receiving a plurality of second analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. Furthermore, the method may include presenting the plurality of first analysis results and the plurality of second analysis results. 
         [0005]    A computer program product for extraction and enrichment of a procedure from a document is provided. The computer program product may include one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor. The computer program product may include program instructions to receive a first dataset. The computer program product may also include program instructions to identify a first portion of the first dataset. The computer program product may further include program instructions to identify a second portion of the first dataset. Additionally, the computer program product may include program instructions to compare and analyze the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The computer program product may also include program instructions to receive a second dataset from a location different from the first dataset. The computer program product may further include program instructions to compare and analyze the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. The computer program product may also include program instructions to receive a plurality of first analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset with the second portion of the first dataset. The computer program product may further include program instructions to receive a plurality of second analysis results based on the comparison of the first portion of the first dataset and the second portion of the first dataset with the second dataset. Furthermore, the computer program product may include program instructions to present the plurality of first analysis results and the plurality of second analysis results. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]    These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings. The various features of the drawings are not to scale as the illustrations are for clarity in facilitating one skilled in the art in understanding the invention in conjunction with the detailed description. In the drawings: 
           [0007]      FIG. 1  illustrates a networked computer environment according to one embodiment; 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  illustrates a use case diagram according to one embodiment; 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is an operational flowchart illustrating the steps carried out by a program for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports; 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  is a block diagram of the system architecture of a program for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports according to at least one embodiment; 
           [0011]      FIG. 5  is an operational flowchart illustrating the steps carried out by the system architecture of a program for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports according to at least one embodiment; 
           [0012]      FIG. 6  illustrates an example of data within a data analysis report according to one embodiment; 
           [0013]      FIG. 7  illustrates an example of a program comparing and analyzing data within a data analysis report according to one embodiment; 
           [0014]      FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a program comparing and analyzing data within a data analysis report with data analysis reports stored at different locations according to one embodiment; and 
           [0015]      FIG. 9  is a block diagram of internal and external components of computers and servers depicted in  FIG. 1  according to at least one embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0016]    Detailed embodiments of the claimed structures and methods are disclosed herein; however, it can be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of the claimed structures and methods that may be embodied in various forms. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of this invention to those skilled in the art. In the description, details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the presented embodiments. 
         [0017]    Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the field of computing, and more particularly, to data analysis. The following described exemplary embodiments provide a system, method and program product for comparing data based on data analysis reports, analyzing the data, and presenting the analysis results. Additionally, the present embodiment has the capacity to improve the technical field of data analyzing by presenting analysis results of compared data based on data analysis reports. 
         [0018]    As previously described with respect to data analyzing, business analysts may use data analysis reports to determine the business performance of a particular product or service. For example, business analysts may create a data analysis report to determine the sales performance of a particular product over a given number of years. Thus, business analysts may gather sales data for the product over the given number of years to put into a data analysis report. Thereafter, to determine the sales performance of the product, the business analysts themselves may further have to perform detailed analysis of the data analysis report by comparing the sales data within the data analysis report, and/or by comparing the sales data of the data analysis report with sales data from other data analysis reports from previous years. Therefore, by engaging in such a lengthy and tedious process, the business analyst may take more time to determine the performance of the product. As such, it may be advantageous, among other things, to provide a system, method and program product for comparing data based on data analysis reports, analyzing the data, and presenting the analysis results. 
         [0019]    According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, data within data analysis reports may be compared and analyzed, and may also be compared with data of other data analysis reports. In one embodiment, data analysis reports may be created by a user. Then, according to one implementation, data within the data analysis reports may be compared and analyzed. Furthermore, data within the data analysis reports may be compared with other data analysis reports stored at different locations. Additionally, data analysis requests may be sent to a query engine where an analysis may be performed on the data analysis reports based on the analysis request. Also, according to one implementation, analysis results of the compared data analysis reports may be presented to the user. 
         [0020]    The present invention may be a system, a method, and/or a computer program product. The computer program product may include a computer readable storage medium (or media) having computer readable program instructions thereon for causing a processor to carry out aspects of the present invention. 
         [0021]    The computer readable storage medium can be a tangible device that can retain and store instructions for use by an instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A non-exhaustive list of more specific examples of the computer readable storage medium includes the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanically encoded device such as punch-cards or raised structures in a groove having instructions recorded thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer readable storage medium, as used herein, is not to be construed as being transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission media (e.g., light pulses passing through a fiber-optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through a wire. 
         [0022]    Computer readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded to respective computing/processing devices from a computer readable storage medium or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, for example, the Internet, a local area network, a wide area network and/or a wireless network. The network may comprise copper transmission cables, optical transmission fibers, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer readable program instructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium within the respective computing/processing device. 
         [0023]    Computer readable program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, instruction-set-architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or either source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The computer readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user&#39;s computer, partly on the user&#39;s computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user&#39;s computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user&#39;s computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider). In some embodiments, electronic circuitry including, for example, programmable logic circuitry, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or programmable logic arrays (PLA) may execute the computer readable program instructions by utilizing state information of the computer readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry, in order to perform aspects of the present invention. 
         [0024]    Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer readable program instructions. 
         [0025]    These computer readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can direct a computer, a programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement aspects of the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 
         [0026]    The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other device to produce a computer implemented process, such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus, or other device implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 
         [0027]    The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. 
         [0028]    The following described exemplary embodiments provide a system, method and program product for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports and presenting the analysis results. 
         [0029]    According to at least one implementation, data within data analysis reports may be compared and analyzed, and the data may also be compared with data of other data analysis reports. In one embodiment, data analysis reports having data for one or more years may be created by a user. For example, a user may create a data analysis report having sales data for particular products and services over one or more years and for one or more countries. Then, according to one implementation, data within the data analysis reports may be compared and analyzed. For example, sales data from one year and country may be compared with sales data from other years for that country. Furthermore, data within the data analysis reports may be compared with other data analysis reports stored at different locations. Additionally, one or more analysis requests may be received by a query engine to analyze the data analysis reports based on the analysis request. For example, a data analysis request may be received to determine which year sales for a particular product declined. As such, data within the data analysis report may be analyzed to determine the declining year for the product based on the analysis request. Also, according to one implementation, analyzed results of the compared data analysis reports may be presented to the user. 
         [0030]    Referring now to  FIG. 1 , an exemplary networked computer environment  100  in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. The networked computer environment  100  may include a computer  102  with a processor  104  and a data storage device  106  that is enabled to run a data comparison and analysis program  108 A and a software program  114 . The software program  114  may be an application program such as an internet browser. The data comparison and analysis program  108 A may communicate with the software program  114 . The networked computer environment  100  may also include a server  112  that is enabled to run a data comparison and analysis program  108 B and a communication network  110 . The networked computer environment  100  may include a plurality of computers  102  and servers  112 , only one of which is shown for illustrative brevity. 
         [0031]    According to at least one implementation, the present embodiment may also include a database  116 , which may be running on server  112 . The communication network may include various types of communication networks, such as a wide area network (WAN), local area network (LAN), a telecommunication network, a wireless network, a public switched network and/or a satellite network. It may be appreciated that  FIG. 1  provides only an illustration of one implementation and does not imply any limitations with regard to the environments in which different embodiments may be implemented. Many modifications to the depicted environments may be made based on design and implementation requirements. 
         [0032]    The client computer  102  may communicate with server computer  112  via the communications network  110 . The communications network  110  may include connections, such as wire, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables. As will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 9 , server computer  112  may include internal components  800   a  and external components  900   a  , respectively and client computer  102  may include internal components  800   b  and external components  900   b  , respectively. Client computer  102  may be, for example, a mobile device, a telephone, a personal digital assistant, a netbook, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, or any type of computing device capable of running a program and accessing a network. 
         [0033]    According to the present embodiment, a program, such as a data comparison and analysis program  108 A and  108 B may run on the client computer  102  or on the server computer  112 . The data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B may interact with a database, such as database  116 , to receive data analysis reports, compare and analyze data analysis reports, and present the analysis results to the user. Furthermore, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B may run on an application program  114 , such as Firefox® (Firefox and all Firefox—based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mozilla and/or its affiliates), that interacts with a database  116  to receive data analysis reports, compare and analyze data based on the data analysis reports, and present the analysis results. The data comparison and analysis program method is explained in further detail below with respect to  FIGS. 2-7 . 
         [0034]    Referring now to  FIG. 2 , a use case diagram  200  in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. According to one implementation, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data analysis reports created by a user  202 . For example, a user may create and submit a sales report  204  having data for the years 2010 and 2011. Then, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the data within the sales report  204 . Furthermore, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the data within the sales report  204  with a sales report  206  stored at a different location. For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the sales report  204  having data for the years 2010 and 2011 to a sales report  206  stored at a different location on a hard disk  208  and having data for the year 2009. 
         [0035]    Then, according to one implementation, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B may analyze the data within the data analysis reports. For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may determine data analysis questions  210 , such as: 1) which year did sales decline, 2) which is the least contributing continent, 3) which is least contributing countries, and 4) for this state, which car type had least market in 2011 compared to 2010. Then, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may send the data analysis questions  210  to a query engine  212 . The query engine  212  may analyze the data analysis reports based on the data analysis questions  210 . Next, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present the analysis results  214 . 
         [0036]    Referring now to  FIG. 3 , an operational flowchart  300  illustrating the steps carried out by a program for comparing and analyzing data analysis reports and presenting the analyzed results in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. As previously described, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may be implemented on a client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ) or server computer  112  ( FIG. 1 ). According to at least one embodiment, the present embodiment may compare and analyze data based on data analysis reports and present the analysis results. The implementation for the steps in comparing and analyzing data analysis reports are described in more detail below. 
         [0037]    At  302 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may receive data analysis reports for data analyzing. For example, client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ), which may be a mobile device, may be used by a user to access a software application program  114  ( FIG. 1 ), such as a web browser (i.e. Firefox®), to receive a data analysis report created by the user. As will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 6 , the received data analysis reports may contain sales data for products and services. For example, one or more data analysis reports may contain sales data for a car based on two years, and the sales data may be further based on the type of car and countries where the car is sold. The data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may then interact with the software application program  114  ( FIG. 1 ) to receive the data analysis report. 
         [0038]    Next, at  304 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data within the received data analysis reports, and may compare the received data analysis reports with data analysis reports stored at different locations. As such, according to one embodiment, and as will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 6 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) within the received data analysis report. Thus, with respect to the previous example, the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) from one year may be compared and analyzed with the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) from the same and other years within the received data analysis report. Alternatively, and as will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 8 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt and allow the user at  802  ( FIG. 8 ) to choose comparing the data within the received data analysis report with data from data analysis reports stored at different locations. For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) within the received data analysis report with car sales data from data analysis reports stored on a hard disk at a different location. 
         [0039]    At  306 , based on input from the user, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the data within the received data analysis reports. According to one implementation, and as will be discussed with further detail with respect to  FIG. 5 , a received data analysis report may have three key performance indicators (KPIs): product, year, and sales. Thus, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the sales data of one product based on one year to sales data of the same and other products from other years. For example, a received data analysis report may have car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) for the years 2010 and 2011, as depicted in  FIG. 6 . Furthermore, the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) may be based on the type of car and the continent in which each type of car was sold. Therefore, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) of one type of car from 2010 and sold in South America, to car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) of the same and other types of cars from 2011 and sold in other continents, such as Asia. The data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may further compare the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) of each type of car based on the country, state, and city where the cars are sold. Thus, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, data within the received data analysis reports may be compared and analyzed. 
         [0040]    At  308 , based on input from the user, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt the user to browse for other data analysis reports. As previously described at step  304 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the received data analysis reports with data analysis reports at different locations. As such, and as will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 8 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt the user at  802  ( FIG. 8 ) to browse the location where other data analysis reports may be stored. For example, the received data analysis report may have car sales data  804  ( FIG. 8 ) for the years 2010 and 2011, however, the user may want to compare the received data analysis report to car sales data from 2009. Thus, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt the user at  802  ( FIG. 8 ) to browse a hard disk to locate the data analysis report having car sales data from 2009. 
         [0041]    Then, at  310 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the received data analysis reports with data analysis reports stored at different locations. As previously described at  308 , the user may want to compare the received data analysis report having car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) for 2010 and 2011 to the data analysis report stored at a different location having car sales data for 2009. As such, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) of different types of cars from 2009, 2010, and 2011. For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze the car sales data of one type of car from 2009 and sold in North America, to car sales data  600  ( FIG. 6 ) of the same and other types of cars from 2010 and 2011 that were sold in other continents. Thus, car sales data from 2009 may be compared with car sales data  600  from the received data analysis report. 
         [0042]    Next, at  312 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present key findings  702  ( FIG. 7 ) of the analyzed data analysis reports. As previously described, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data within the received data analysis reports, and also compare the received data analysis reports with data analysis reports stored at different locations. Based on the comparison and analysis, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present key findings, or analysis results, of the data analysis reports. For example, and as will be discussed with reference to  FIG. 7 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data within the received data analysis report having car sales data  704  ( FIG. 7 ) for the years 2010 and 2011 for different continents. Based on the comparison and analysis, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present key findings  702  ( FIG. 7 ). 
         [0043]    Referring now to  FIG. 4 , a block diagram  400  illustrating the system architecture of a program for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. As previously described at step  306  ( FIG. 3 ), the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data based on data analysis reports. As such, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may receive data from a data analysis report  402 . Then, according to one implementation of the present embodiment, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may identify key performance indicators (KPIs)  404 , based on the received data analysis report  402 , to compare and analyze the data. The KPIs  404  may be dimensions in data analysis reports, such as year, product, and sales. Then, a rule/template engine database  406  may receive the identified KPIs  404 , and may match KPI rules  408  to the identified KPIs  404 . Next, a logic engine  410  may receive the data based on the received data analysis report  402 , and may receive the KPI rules  408  corresponding to the identified KPIs  404 . Thereafter, the logic engine  410  may compare and analyze the data from the data analysis report  402  based on the evaluation of the KPI rules  408 . Then, the rule/template engine database may receive the evaluated KPI rules  412 , and may match a template to the evaluated KPI rules  412  to present the key findings, such as the key findings  702  ( FIG. 7 ) (described below). 
         [0044]    Referring now to  FIG. 5 , an operational flowchart  500  further illustrating the steps carried out by the system architecture  400  ( FIG. 4 ) of a data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) for comparing and analyzing data based on data analysis reports in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. At  502 , after receiving data from data analysis reports, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may identify key performance indicators (KPIs)  404  ( FIG. 4 ) based on the received data analysis reports  402  ( FIG. 4 ). For example, a received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ) may have three dimensions: product, year, and sales. Thus, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may identify product, year, and sales as the KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ) to be used in comparing and analyzing the data within the received data analysis reports  402  ( FIG. 4 ) and with data analysis reports at different locations. 
         [0045]    Then, at  504 , the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) may receive the identified KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ), and may match KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) to the identified KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). The KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) may be stored on the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ), and may correspond to one or more combinations of KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). According to one implementation of the present embodiment, the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) may be in the form: Rule (input_ 1 , input_ 2 , . . . input_N). Furthermore, the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) may have KPI rule definitions (not shown), which may be used to compare and analyze data within the received data analysis reports  402  ( FIG. 4 ) and with data analysis reports stored at different locations. According to one implementation, the KPI rule definition may be in the form: [input_ 1 ][input_ 2 ] for [input_N]&lt;[input_ 1 ][input_ 2 ] for [input_N]. 
         [0046]    For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may identify product, year, and sales as KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). Then, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may scan the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) to find KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) to match the identified KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). Thus, according to one implementation, one such KPI rule  408  ( FIG. 4 ) may be: Rule  1  (Sales, Year, Product); where Rule  1  may be the rule name, and sales, year, and product may be the identified KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ) present in the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ). Therefore, the KPI rule definition may be in the form: [Sales][Year] for [Product]&lt;[Sales][Year] for [Product]. Furthermore, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may have one or more KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) corresponding to one or more combinations of KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). 
         [0047]    Next, at  506 , the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may receive the data based on the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ), and may receive the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) corresponding to the identified KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). For example, based on the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ), the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may receive sales data for different types of cars for the years 2010 and 2011. Furthermore, the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may receive KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ), which correspond to the KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ) based on the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ), and the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) may be in the form: Rule  1 (Sales, Year, Product). As such, the KPI rule definition may be: [Sales] [Year] for [Product]&lt;[Sales] [Year] for [Product]. 
         [0048]    Then, at  508 , the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may evaluate the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ). According to one implementation of the present embodiment, data from the data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ) may be inputted into each of the inputs specified in the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ). For example, the years 2010 and 2011 may be inputted for the input “Year” in the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ). Furthermore, based on the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ), each type of car may be inputted for the input “Product”, and the sales value for each type of car may be inputted for the input “Sales”. Therefore, one resultant KPI rule definition may be: [$125M][2010] for [Type 4 ]&lt;[$275M][2011] for [Type 2 ]. As such, there may be more combinations of KPI rule definitions given the amount of data compared and analyzed and the amount of KPIs  404  ( FIG. 4 ). For example, based on the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ), input “Country” may be an added KPI to the KPI rules. Thus, the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may evaluate the data from the data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ) based on the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ). 
         [0049]    Next, at  510  the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) may match a template to the evaluated KPI rules  412  ( FIG. 4 ), and present the key findings. As previously described, the logic engine  410  ( FIG. 4 ) may evaluate the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ) based on the data received from the data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ). Thereafter, the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) may receive the evaluated KPI rules  412  ( FIG. 4 ), and may match a template corresponding to the evaluated KPI rules  412  ( FIG. 4 ) based on the data from the received data analysis report  402  ( FIG. 4 ). For example, sales data for each type of car in the years 2010 and 2011 may be compared based on the KPI rules  408  ( FIG. 4 ). As such, the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) may match a template to the evaluated KPI rules  412  ( FIG. 4 ) and car sales data. According to one implementation of the present embodiment, the template may be filled with the compared results of the evaluated KPI rules  412  ( FIG. 4 ) and car sales data. Thereafter, the rule/template engine database  406  ( FIG. 4 ) may present the key findings. 
         [0050]    Referring now to  FIG. 6 , an example  600  of data based on data analysis reports in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. As previously described in the example at step  302  ( FIG. 3 ), data analysis reports may contain sales data for products and services. For example, one or more data analysis reports may contain sales data for a car based on two years, 2010 and 2011, and the sales data may be further based on the type of car and the continent, country, state, and city where the car is sold. Thus, according to one embodiment, the car sales data may include the car type  602 , the sales region and year  604  of each car type  602 , and the revenue  606  of each car type  602  based on the sales region and year  604 . As such, with respect to  FIG. 3 , car type  1  may have $80,000,000 in car sales for Asia in 2010, and car type  2  may have $210,000,000 in car sales for Central America in 2011. 
         [0051]    Referring now to  FIG. 7 , an example  700  of the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) presenting key findings  702  based on comparing and analyzing data within a data analysis report in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. As previously described at step  312  ( FIG. 3 ), the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present key findings  702  of the analyzed data analysis reports. For example, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare and analyze data within the received data analysis report having car sales data  704  for the years 2010 and 2011 for different continents. Based on the comparison and analysis, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may present key findings  702  ( FIG. 7 ), such as: 1) Sales of the cars is observed to be decreased for the year 2011 as compared to 2010; 2) America, Asia and Central Europe contributed the least amongst all other continents for the year 2011; 3) America&#39;s sales for Type  1  car decreased by 30% in 2011 as compared to that in 2010; 4) Decrease in sales in Mexico region caused the decrease in sales of Type  1  car in America; and 5) Korea and Belgium are responsible for impacting the overall sales in 2011. 
         [0052]    Referring now to  FIG. 8 , an example  8000  of the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) comparing and analyzing data within a data analysis report with a data analysis report stored at a different location according to one embodiment in accordance with one embodiment is depicted. As previously described at step  308  ( FIG. 3 ), the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt the user at  802  to browse the location where other data analysis reports may be stored. For example, the received data analysis report may have car sales data  804  for the years 2010 and 2011, however, the user may want to compare the received data analysis report to car sales data from 2009. Thus, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may prompt the user at  802  to browse a hard disk to locate the data analysis report  806  having car sales data from 2009. Then, the data comparison and analysis program  108 A,  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) may compare the data analysis report having car sales data from 2009 to the received data analysis report having car sales data  804  for the years 2010 and 2011. 
         [0053]      FIG. 9  is a block diagram  9000  of internal and external components of computers depicted in  FIG. 1  in accordance with one embodiment is depicted It should be appreciated that  FIG. 9  provides only an illustration of one implementation and does not imply any limitations with regard to the environments in which different embodiments may be implemented. Many modifications to the depicted environments may be made based on design and implementation requirements. 
         [0054]    Data processing system  800 ,  900  is representative of any electronic device capable of executing machine-readable program instructions. Data processing system  800 ,  900  may be representative of a smart phone, a computer system, PDA, or other electronic devices. Examples of computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may represented by data processing system  800 ,  900  include, but are not limited to, personal computer systems, server computer systems, thin clients, thick clients, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, network PCs, minicomputer systems, and distributed cloud computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices. 
         [0055]    User client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ), and network server  112  ( FIG. 1 ) include respective sets of internal components  800   a, b  and external components  900   a, b  illustrated in  FIG. 9 . Each of the sets of internal components  800   a, b  includes one or more processors  820 , one or more computer-readable RAMs  822  and one or more computer-readable ROMs  824  on one or more buses  826 , and one or more operating systems  828  and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices  830 . The one or more operating systems  828 , the software program  114  ( FIG. 1 ), the data comparison and analysis program  108 A ( FIG. 1 ) in client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ), and the data comparison and analysis program  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) in network server computer  112  ( FIG. 1 ) are stored on one or more of the respective computer-readable tangible storage devices  830  for execution by one or more of the respective processors  820  via one or more of the respective RAMs  822  (which typically include cache memory). In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 9 , each of the computer-readable tangible storage devices  830  is a magnetic disk storage device of an internal hard drive. Alternatively, each of the computer-readable tangible storage devices  830  is a semiconductor storage device such as ROM  824 , EPROM, flash memory or any other computer-readable tangible storage device that can store a computer program and digital information. 
         [0056]    Each set of internal components  800   a, b,  also includes a R/W drive or interface  832  to read from and write to one or more portable computer-readable tangible storage devices  936  such as a CD-ROM, DVD, memory stick, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, optical disk or semiconductor storage device. A software program, such as the data comparison and analysis program  108 A and  108 B ( FIG. 1 ), can be stored on one or more of the respective portable computer-readable tangible storage devices  936 , read via the respective R/W drive or interface  832  and loaded into the respective hard drive  830 . 
         [0057]    Each set of internal components  800  a, b also includes network adapters or interfaces  836  such as a TCP/IP adapter cards, wireless Wi-Fi interface cards, or  3 G or  4 G wireless interface cards or other wired or wireless communication links. The data comparison and analysis program  108 A ( FIG. 1 ) and software program  114  ( FIG. 1 ) in client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ), and the data comparison and analysis program  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) in network server  112  ( FIG. 1 ) can be downloaded to client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ) from an external computer via a network (for example, the Internet, a local area network or other, wide area network) and respective network adapters or interfaces  836 . From the network adapters or interfaces  836 , the data comparison and analysis program  108 A ( FIG. 1 ) and software program  114  ( FIG. 1 ) in client computer  102  ( FIG. 1 ) and the data comparison and analysis program  108 B ( FIG. 1 ) in network server computer  112  ( FIG. 1 ) are loaded into the respective hard drive  830 . The network may comprise copper wires, optical fibers, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. 
         [0058]    Each of the sets of external components  900  a, b can include a computer display monitor  920 , a keyboard  930 , and a computer mouse  934 . External components  900  a, b can also include touch screens, virtual keyboards, touch pads, pointing devices, and other human interface devices. Each of the sets of internal components  800  a, b also includes device drivers  840  to interface to computer display monitor  920 , keyboard  930 , and computer mouse  934 . The device drivers  840 , R/W drive or interface  832  and network adapter or interface  836  comprise hardware and software (stored in storage device  830  and/or ROM  824 ). 
         [0059]    The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration, but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application or technical improvement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.