Patent ID: 8140958

Claim:
A method for synchronizing spreadsheet data, comprising: selectively importing a portion of a first spreadsheet from a first vendor at a predetermined first import time, the portion of the first spreadsheet being spreadsheet data managed by the first vendor; selectively importing a portion of a second spreadsheet from a second vendor at a predetermined second import time later than the predetermined first import time and in response to the importing of the portion of the first spreadsheet, the portion of the second spreadsheet being spreadsheet data managed by the second vendor and including cell data calculated in dependence on the imported portion of the first spreadsheet, wherein the first spreadsheet and the second spreadsheet are two distinct files derived from an original spreadsheet, wherein the second vendor is a separate entity from the first vendor; synchronizing the first spreadsheet with the second spreadsheet to obtain a first revised spreadsheet and a second revised spreadsheet; providing the first revised spreadsheet to the first vendor at a predetermined first export time; and providing the second revised spreadsheet to the second vendor at a predetermined second export time.