Project Background

Approximately once a year a large data set was “frozen” in order to create a stable view of data for use in generating interim reports and statistical analyses. Interim reports consisted of hundreds of tables which were reviewed by two separate organizations on schedules driven by milestone dates usually known six-months to a year in advance. One business need was to ensure that the production, distribution and review of draft versions of the tables could be tracked and managed. A second business need was to ensure control over the revision cycle of these tables. A third business need was to have a means of quickly compiling and printing the final versions of tables in a paginated, annotated, compendium that was to accompany interim reports for review by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.