Abstract: A machine may generate a database from a spreadsheet, track the data from its cells as values of variables, and provide such values to authorized users. The machine may receive an upload spreadsheet that was generated by modification of a source spreadsheet by inclusion of control codes, such as a first control code that labels a column of owner names, a second control code that labels a column of measures, and a third control code that labels a column of values of those measures. The machine may parse the upload spreadsheet based on its control codes. The machine may generate a database that contains a data record in which the value of the measure quantifies a variable, and this variable may have a variable name that includes the owner name of the row and the measure of the row. The machine may allow authorized users to download variables and values.

Abstract: A machine may generate a database from a spreadsheet, track the data from its cells as values of variables, and provide such values to authorized users. The machine may receive an upload spreadsheet that was generated by modification of a source spreadsheet by inclusion of control codes, such as a first control code that labels a column of owner names, a second control code that labels a column of measures, and a third control code that labels a column of values of those measures. The machine may parse the upload spreadsheet based on its control codes. The machine may generate a database that contains a data record in which the value of the measure quantifies a variable, and this variable may have a variable name that includes the owner name of the row and the measure of the row. The machine may allow authorized users to download variables and values.