Excel spreadsheet parsing to share cells, formulas, tables, etc.

摘要

Discloses a method and apparatus and user interface for parsing individual objects of a spreadsheet created on a client computer and sending the entire workbook, its binary and the objects for storage on a server computer in a master library. The master library can be opened, searched and objects downloaded. The downloaded object can have their metadata displayed, and the level of detail about each object that is downloaded can be controlled by the user. The user can designate objects for sharing in the master library with other spreadsheet users. Downloaded objects can be modified with the native tools of the spreadsheet application, typically Excel, and re-stored in the master library under a different name and with the person who changed the object listed in the metadata as the owner. Searches can controlled by user interface tools to designate object type to search, and search type can be by owner or functional area of the company. Users can enter their own metadata. Automatic naming of objects decouples objects from their original locations in the workbooks upon which they were created.