Abstract: A method and system for calculating values for fields interrelated by circular formulas in a data network is described. The system contains a first calculator for which a first field serves as an input value and a second field serves as an output and a second calculator for which the second field serves as an input value and the first field serves as an output. A conflict checker determines whether a circular conflict exists after input of the input value into the first field or the second field, and a conflict resolver resolves the conflict by suppressing the input value in the first field or second field upon determination of the circular conflict.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 1998
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2001
Assignee:
Sphere Software Engineering, Inc.
Inventors:
Philip Brittan, Frank Leon Rose, Mat Baskin, Louis Franco