Patent ID: 8234136

Claim:
A system for documenting the processes and controls of an organization, comprising: a database for storing information describing the steps of processes and controls of an organization, wherein the database stores different versions associated with a particular process, one version varying from another based on a process change request; and a web server computer in communication with the database for receiving information from the database and for formatting that information as a plurality of linked web pages, the web pages comprising: a process web page for displaying information representing the steps of a selected process of the organization and comprising a link to a list of documents relating to the selected process and a link to a list of financial statement categories affected by the process; a flowchart web page for displaying information describing a selected process in the form of a flowchart; a report web page, which in response to a process selection from a user, automatically generates and displays a summary report summarizing a problem with the selected process; and a change request web page, which in response to a process selection and change request input from a user, processes the change request.