A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-USER DATA MANAGEMENT

A collaborative system for multi-user data management is provided. The system comprises a relational database having a plurality of data points, a communication interface configured to allow users to query the relational database, and a version control unit configured to keep track of successive historic versions of each data point of the plurality of data points in the relational database. The version control unit is configured to support parallel workflows with a plurality of version branches. The communication interface is configured to provide isolated sandbox environments for carrying out changes to at least one data point, each isolated sandbox environment being associated to one version branch. The version control unit is configured to detect changes between version branches, wherein the version control unit is configured to detect changes to data points in one or more higher level branches, and automatically apply the changes to the data points in the one or more higher level branches to data points in one or more lower level branches.