Patent ID: 7318192

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for formulaically bounding an application cell to a range of values, the method comprising: associating a bounding formula with an application cell, wherein the bounding formula includes a predetermined range of permitted values, wherein the bounding formula includes at least one member of a group comprising: a type argument, a bound maximum argument, and a bound minimum argument, wherein the type argument includes at least one member of a group comprising: a range of permitted values associated with an inclusive bound type argument, and a range of permitted values associated with an exclusive bound type argument; receiving a value associated with the application cell; determining whether the receive value is within the predetermined range of permitted values of the bounding formula; permitting the received value when the received value is within the predetermined range of permitted values of the bounding formula; and automatically changing the received value to a value within the predetermined range of permitted values of the bounding formula when the received value is outside the predetermined range of permitted values of the bounding formula.