Method, software, and device for displaying a graph visualizing audit risk data

Abstract

Methods, software, and computing devices for displaying a graph visualizing financial audit risk data are disclosed. A database stores data elements storing financial audit data, including financial statement data and risk data. A computing device determines a significance of data elements, and displays a vertex representing each data element with a prominence corresponding to its significance. The database also stores relationships between data elements, and the computing device displays the relationships by displaying an edge linking each two related data elements.

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         29 . A computer-implemented method for displaying a graph visualizing performance audit risk data, the method comprising:
 retrieving, from a database, data elements storing performance audit data, including performance metric data and risk data, and a mapping storing relationships between the performance metric data and the risk data;   determining a performance metric significance associated with at least one data element storing performance metric data relative to other data elements storing performance metric data;   displaying, on a display, a performance metric vertex for the at least one data element storing performance metric data, each performance metric vertex having a performance metric prominence corresponding with the performance metric significance associated with the corresponding data element;   determining a risk significance associated with at least one data element storing risk data relative to other data elements storing risk data;   displaying, on the display, a risk vertex for the at least one data element storing risk data, each risk vertex having a risk prominence corresponding with the risk significance associated with the corresponding data element;   retrieving, from the database, the mapping, and translating, by a processor, the mapping into edge data representing one or more edges between related performance metric vertices and risk vertices; and   displaying, on the display, the one or more edges linking the related performance metric vertices and risk vertices.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 retrieving, from a database, data elements storing control data, and a control mapping storing relationships between the control data and the financial statement data and the risk data, each data element storing control data having a data field indicating whether the control data element is associated with a key control;   determining a control significance associated with at least one data element storing control data based on whether the control data element is associated with a key control;   displaying, on the display, a control vertex for the at least one data element storing control data, each control vertex having a control prominence corresponding with the control significance associated with the corresponding data element;   retrieving, from the database, the control mapping, and translating, by a processor, the control mapping into edge data representing one or more edges between related control vertices and financial statement vertices and between related control vertices and risk vertices; and   displaying, on the display, the one or more edges linking the related control vertices and financial statement vertices and the related control vertices and risk vertices.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 retrieving, from a database, data elements storing reportable item data, and a reportable item mapping storing relationships between the reportable item data and the financial statement data and the risk data, each data element storing reportable item data having a rating data field indicating a severity associated with the reportable item data element;   determining a reportable item significance associated with at least one data element storing reportable item data based on the severity associated with the reportable item data element;   displaying, on the display, a reportable item vertex for the at least one data element storing reportable item data, each reportable item vertex having a reportable item prominence corresponding with the reportable item significance associated with the corresponding data element;   retrieving, from the database, the reportable item mapping, and translating, by a processor, the reportable item mapping into edge data representing one or more edges between related reportable item vertices and financial statement vertices and between related reportable item vertices and risk vertices; and   displaying, on the display, the one or more edges linking the related reportable item vertices and financial statement vertices and the related reportable item vertices and risk vertices.