Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable media, and computer systems for processing data are described. In a transition from a first stage to a second stage, second stage data records are generated using first stage data records as input. The generating occurs in one or more control sets, each control set associated with processing a batch of the first stage data records without modifying the first stage data records. The generating includes, for each control set, generating second stage values in the second stage data records using first stage values in the first stage data records. The generating further includes generating consistency information for the control set for detecting completeness/correctness of the second stage data records relative to the first stage data records. The consistency information includes information identifying first stage data records used to create associated second stage data records. The second stage data records and the consistency information are stored.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing database updates by parallel processes are presented. In one embodiment, a method may include assigning identifiers to a plurality of processes, wherein the identifiers are selected from a predefined set of identifiers, where no two processes running in parallel use the same identifier. The method may further include receiving a first request from a first process, having assigned thereto a first identifier, to update a first record in a set of records stored in a database, determining if the first record is associated with the first identifier in the database; and updating the first record if the first record is associated with the first identifier in the database. A system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention may include a processor and a memory, the memory including a set of instructions to be executed by the processor to perform a method described herein.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing database updates by parallel processes are presented. In one embodiment, a method may include assigning identifiers to a plurality of processes, wherein the identifiers are selected from a predefined set of identifiers, where no two processes running in parallel use the same identifier. The method may further include receiving a first request from a first process, having assigned thereto a first identifier, to update a first record in a set of records stored in a database, determining if the first record is associated with the first identifier in the database; and updating the first record if the first record is associated with the first identifier in the database. A system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention may include a processor and a memory, the memory including a set of instructions to be executed by the processor to perform a method described herein.

Abstract: A method and system for apportioning financial commitment updates of business partners. According to one embodiment, a contract accounting system receives through a user interface criteria for selecting a subset of business partners whose financial commitments are to be updated, calculates an updated financial commitment of each of the subset of business partners during a predetermined period of time, and transfers the updated financial commitment of each of the subset of business partners to a financial system that maintains current liability information associated with each business partner.