class Metric{
double value;
String metricType;
String qYear;
public Metric(double value,String metricType,String qYear);
}
.....
List<Metric> list = new ArrayList();
list.add(new Metric(5.3,"Metric_a","2013"));
list.add(new Metric(4.3,"Metric_a","2013Q1"));
list.add(new Metric(4.4,"Metric_a","2013Q2"));
list.add(new Metric(3.2,"Metric_a","2013"));
list.add(new Metric(5.2,"Metric_a",'2013Q1"));
list.add(new Metric(4.1,"Metric_a","2013Q2"));
list.add(new Metric(1.0,"Metric_b","2013"));
list.add(new Metric(2.1,"Metric_b","2013Q1"));
list.add(new Metric(2.3,"Metric_b","2013Q2"));

class ExtractParam{
Integer headerLineIndex;
List<Integer> linesIndex;
List<Integer> colsIndex;
}

<util:List id="metricA_lines">
<value>3</value>
<value>4</value> 
</list>
<util:List id="metricB_lines">
<value>6</value>
</list>
<util:List id="metricA_cols">
<value>3</value>
<value>4</value> 
<value>5</value> 
</list>
<util:List id="metricB_cols">
<value>3</value>
<value>4</value> 
<value>5</value>
</list>
<bean id="metricA_ExtractParam" class="ExtractParam">
 <constructor-arg name="headerLineIndex" value="1"/>
 <constructor-arg name="linesIndex" ref="metricA_lines"/>
 <constructor-arg name="colsIndex" ref="metricA_cols"/>
</bean>
<bean id="metricB_ExtractParam" class="ExtractParam">
 <constructor-arg name="headerLineIndex" value="1"/>
 <constructor-arg name="linesIndex" ref="metricB_lines"/>
 <constructor-arg name="colsIndex" ref="metricB_cols"/>
</bean>

<util:Map id="metrics">
   <entry key="Metric_a" value_ref="metricA_ExtractParam"/>
   <entry key="Metric_b" value_ref="metricB_ExtractParam"/>
</map>