Recurring/Non-Recurring Spreadsheets
The first way that spreadsheets can be understood is by looking at spreadsheets to see if they are recurring. A non-recurring spreadsheet is one that is created and used only once. It probably is never updated once created. The life of a non-recurring spreadsheet may be as short as a minute. The spreadsheet is created, used for whatever purpose its author intended, and then disposed of or simply filed away, never to be accessed again. There are many forms of non-recurring spreadsheets:
- • Grocery lists
- • Children to invite to a birthday party
- • Calendar of appointments for the next month
- • Attendees of a social function
The non-recurring spreadsheet is created, used, and dies—all in a short amount of time. Some non-recurring spreadsheets contain private data. Some non-recurring spreadsheets contain corporate information. In a day’s time, the corporation may process thousands of...
