Patent ID: 7904899

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for customizing a configuration file, the method comprising: generating an industry-specific configuration file by a first financial management application executing on a configuror client associated with a first user; sending the generated industry-specific configuration file to a configuration file repository executing on a configuration sharing server, wherein the configuration file repository comprises a plurality of industry-specific configuration files; detecting execution of a new profile on a second financial management application executing on a configuree client associated with a second user, wherein the execution of the new profile triggers a configuration script that is configured to receive user settings for the new profile; selecting, in response to the detecting step, the generated industry-specific configuration file from the configuration file repository; retrieving, in response to the selecting step and by executing the configuration script, the generated industry-specific configuration file from the configuration file repository; and configuring, by executing the configuration script, the second financial management application using the generated industry-specific configuration file.