Method and system for forecasting using an online analytical processing database
US10621659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing a forecast includes providing a multi-dimensional database storing data at a lowest level in a first dimension, calculating a first forecast at a level that is higher than the lowest level of a first dimension in the database, calculating a forecast for each category within the lowest level of the first dimension, aggregating a second forecast across a category at the lowest level of the first dimension based upon an aggregation of the calculated forecast for the category within the lowest level of the first dimension, determining a difference between the first forecast and the second forecast, creating a dummy category including a new category at the lowest level of the first dimension, and storing the difference in the dummy category at the lowest level of the first dimension.
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