A system and method for representing a very large dataset that enables a
plan manager to define, based upon an organization modelling object, a
delegation modelling object for a very large dataset. A very large
dataset delegation of multiple subplans is created whose subplans can
then be individually filtered for specific size restrictions. This
enables a plan manager to filter the definition of each subplan prior to
the execution of the delegation modelling object, precluding any need for
higher-level subplans to contain all the data contained in their
subordinate subplans. This allows subplans to contain increased levels of
detail not included in their superior subplans, detail that will instead
only be summarized in higher-level subplans. A subsequent consolidation
process will then extract data not found at higher levels from each
delegated subplan, and return that data to its original dataset.