Patent Document ID: 8155937
Application ID: 11616465
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a summary analysis of a simulation model associated with a plurality of simulation models in a modeling environment, said method including: receiving, at a computer for providing a summary analysis of said simulation model, a request, wherein said request includes a variable search parameter and a presentation parameter; analyzing, by said computer and in response to a variable identifier corresponding to said variable search parameter, said variable identifier from said simulation model having a model identifier, to determine variable dependencies associated with said simulation model; determining, by said computer, first variables within a first subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said first subset of said plurality of simulation models is impacted by said variable dependencies, and said variable dependencies provide interdependencies among said plurality of simulation models, wherein said first variables are included in said first subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said plurality of simulation models simulate outcomes, effectiveness, penetration, utilization, and distribution of marketing strategies based upon at least one of historic, current or probability data of said marketing strategies, and wherein said variable dependencies depend upon and include records having an identifier that is based upon said model identifier and that depend at least one of directly or indirectly from said simulation model; analyzing, by said computer, said variable dependencies relating to said first subset of said plurality of simulation models; determining, by said computer, second variables within a second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is impacted by said variable dependencies, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is dependent upon said first subset of said plurality of simulation models, and wherein said variable dependencies relate to a transfer of information exchanged between said variable identifier and at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said information includes accuracy of said information, an amount of said information, a transfer rate of said information, a processing rate of said information, and usage data for each of variable types; propagating, by said computer, and based on said variable dependencies and said interdependencies, a change to a select variable to at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models; analyzing, by said computer, a first plurality of model identifiers in response to a record for each of said first plurality of model identifiers including a reference to said variable identifier; and formatting, by said computer, said first plurality of model identifiers according to said presentation parameter and said variable dependencies, wherein said variable dependencies are based upon how said simulation model utilizes said first subset of said plurality of simulation models and said second subset of said plurality of simulation models.