enables a computer - assisted management of enterprise - network files of interest , and trouble - free migration of enterprise - wide business data and processes currently built and maintained in two popular tools , spreadsheets and desktop / departmental databases . includes : file - system repository that lists each file of interest and describes in detail design and intent information for each spreadsheet and desktop / departmental database ; utilities that keep the file - system repository complete and up to date ; simplified enterprise application repository configured to store descriptions of simple “ enterprise ” applications ; repository application that manage both the file - system repository and sear ; utilities that read enterprise database meta - data and store them in sear ; utilities that analyze spreadsheets and desktop / departmental databases in the file repository and restate them as simple “ enterprise ” applications in sear ; utilities that generate well - documented and well - programmed enterprise relational databases and applications from simple “ enterprise ” applications descriptions in sear .