8. A system comprising: an interface to a set of source data; and a processor, to communicate with the set of source data via the interface, the processor to: invoke a multi-dimensional relational database application, the multi-dimensional relational database application comprising the set of source data, extract a first set of data elements and a first set of functional relationships from a first column of cells of the set of source data, and a second set of data elements and a second set of functional relationships from a second column of cells of the set of source data, encapsulate the first set of data elements and the first set of functional relationships in a first component predictive model object, and the second set of data elements and the second set of functional relationships in a second component predictive model object, encode a linkage in the second component predictive model object linking the second component predictive model object with the first component predictive model; encode a linkage in the first component predictive model object linking the first component predictive model object with the second component predictive model object, wherein the linkage in the first component predictive model object and the linkage in the second component predictive model object creates a composite predictive model object; simultaneously operate a plurality of modeling tools on the first component predictive model object and the second component predictive model object of the composite predictive model object; update the first component predictive model object in the composite predictive model object via the simultaneously operating plurality of modeling tools without overwriting the second component predictive model object that is linked to the first component predictive model; and update the second component predictive model object in the composite predictive model object via the simultaneously operating plurality of modeling tools without overwriting the first component predictive model object that is linked to the second component predictive model.
8. A system comprising: an interface to a set of source data; and a processor, to communicate with the set of source data via the interface, the processor to: invoke a multi-dimensional relational database application, the multi-dimensional relational database application comprising the set of source data, extract a first set of data elements and a first set of functional relationships from a first column of cells of the set of source data, and a second set of data elements and a second set of functional relationships from a second column of cells of the set of source data, encapsulate the first set of data elements and the first set of functional relationships in a first component predictive model object, and the second set of data elements and the second set of functional relationships in a second component predictive model object, encode a linkage in the second component predictive model object linking the second component predictive model object with the first component predictive model; encode a linkage in the first component predictive model object linking the first component predictive model object with the second component predictive model object, wherein the linkage in the first component predictive model object and the linkage in the second component predictive model object creates a composite predictive model object; simultaneously operate a plurality of modeling tools on the first component predictive model object and the second component predictive model object of the composite predictive model object; update the first component predictive model object in the composite predictive model object via the simultaneously operating plurality of modeling tools without overwriting the second component predictive model object that is linked to the first component predictive model; and update the second component predictive model object in the composite predictive model object via the simultaneously operating plurality of modeling tools without overwriting the first component predictive model object that is linked to the second component predictive model. 12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the set of source data comprises at least one attribute, the at least one attribute comprising at least one of a function call parameter or a linkage parameter.