Patent ID: 7711615

Claim:
A method comprising: generating, by a processor, entries for at least one cost plan that includes planned amounts, each of the entries including a planned amount and a descriptor; and generating, by a processor, postings for an accounting document, each of the postings including an actual amount and a descriptor; wherein generating postings for the accounting document comprises: receiving first information; generating a classification for one of the postings based at least in part on the first information and a first mapping; generating the descriptor for the one of the postings based at least in part on the classification and a second mapping; and wherein generating entries for the at least one cost plan that includes planned amounts comprises: receiving second information; generating a classification for one of the entries for the at least one cost plan that includes planned amounts based at least in part on the second information and a third mapping, wherein the third mapping is different than the first mapping; and generating the descriptor for the one of the entries for the at least one cost plan that includes planned amounts based at least in part on the second mapping and the classification for the one of the entries; wherein the descriptor for the one of the entries for the at least one cost plan that includes planned amounts is the same as the descriptor for the one of the postings for the accounting document.