Computer software for use in providing management by exception functions, namely, recording ranges of values and levels of importance for data fields specified by a user (known below as an "Exception Check") such exception checks being recorded in a database and reporting to the user and/or a surrogate or surrogates for the user regarding the current status of that data field as it changes over time (known below as an "Exception Status of a Data Field") based upon comparison with data in the exception check; Exception Status of Data Fields are aggregated into Balanced Scorecards and historic data is maintained and reported upon as requested by the users; Such software may be downloaded from a global computer network
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