Patent ID: 8140487

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of storing values of a variable key figure over time, the method comprising: displaying, on a display device, a graphical user interface including: a header section identifying an area to which the key figure belongs, wherein the header section includes a first data field for receiving a start date corresponding to the key figure and a second data field for receiving a period end data corresponding to the key figure; and a body section including a table having a first column for displaying a name of the key figure, a second column for displaying dates corresponding to the key figure, a third column for displaying information identifying the area the key figure belongs to, a fourth column for identifying an organizational unit using the key figure, and a fifth column for identifying a numeric value of the key figure and a numeric delta value of the key figure; storing, by a processor, a first end value of the key figure in a first data field; assigning, by the processor, an end date to the first data field; storing, by the processor, a delta value of the key figure in a second data field; assigning, by the processor, a start date to the second data field; updating, by the processor, the value of the key figure in the first data field by storing a new end value of the key figure in the first data field wherein the new end value is equal to a difference between the first end value and the delta value; and adjusting, by the processor, the updated value of the key figure when the end date is not equal to a period end date to account for a change in the updated value of the key figure during a time period between the end date and the period end date, wherein the delta value is equal to a difference between the new end value and a negative of the first end value, and wherein the start date is an earlier date than the end date.