A system and method for managing a spreadsheet are disclosed. The method
may include comparing two or more data statements, retrieving data from a
portion of one of the data statements based on the comparison, and
storing the data in a data cell of a standardized spreadsheet. The
standardized spreadsheet may be a financial industry model spreadsheet
and the data statements may be financial statements. The portion of the
data statement may be one or more data cells of a spreadsheet or a
spatial portion of a digital image. The method may further include
retrieving mapping data associated with the data cell of the standardized
spreadsheet. The mapping data may include identity data, such as location
data of the portion, a mathematical equation or formula using such
identity data, and an identifier, such as a numeric value or text label,
associated with the one or more data cells of the standardized
spreadsheet.