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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Andrew J. Garrett, Herts, GB;
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Prince, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Andrew J. Garrett, Herts, GB;
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Prince, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, method and program product for synchronizing spreadsheet data. A system is provided having: a scheduling system for scheduling a first import time, a second import time, a first export time and a second export time; an import system for obtaining a first spreadsheet from a first entity at the first import time, and for obtaining a second spreadsheet from a second entity at the second import time; a synchronization system for synchronizing the first spreadsheet and the second spreadsheet to obtain a first revised spreadsheet and a second revised spreadsheet; and an export system for providing the first revised spreadsheet to the first entity at the first export time, and for providing the second revised spreadsheet to the second entity at the second export time.