Patent ID: 7383272

Claim:
A method for managing information, the information being organized in a database in a cuboid, wherein the cuboid comprises a plurality of cells for storing data values, and wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is versioned by a row, a column and a version information of the cell, the method comprising the steps of: a. checking the authorization of a plurality of users accessing the information based on the relationship of the plurality of users in a hierarchy; b. isolating a first part of the information, wherein the first part of information is isolated in form of a configuration by the plurality of users; c. modifying the first part of the information concurrently by the plurality of users to form a second part of the information, wherein each user of the plurality of users is capable of modifying the first part of information in isolation; d. comparing the second part of the information with the first part of the information, for extracting changes, wherein the changes comprise at least one change selected from a group comprising a change in the row, a change in the column, and a change in the data value of the cell; e. extracting a first set of data values from the comparison between the second part of information and the first part of the information; f. associating a time information, a row information, and a column information with each data value of the first set of data values; and g. appending the data values with the information in the database, wherein the appending causes the cuboid to grow in a version direction; and h. using the first part of the information and the second part of the information for decision management, wherein the decision management comprises analyzing one or more trends based on the first information and the second information.