MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Multi-dimensional data is organized into classes which correspond to each of the dimensions that characterize the data. All relevant data is consolidated into a fact table (30), which is based upon information of interest. The dat a within this table is linked to the top level of each class that cor...

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Main Author ALTHOFF, JAMES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 06.04.2000
Edition6
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Multi-dimensional data is organized into classes which correspond to each of the dimensions that characterize the data. All relevant data is consolidated into a fact table (30), which is based upon information of interest. The dat a within this table is linked to the top level of each class that corresponds to a different dimension of data, and subclasses which exist within a given dimension of class automatically inherit the linked reference to the consolidated data. A user can thereby select search criteria (32) within particular classes that correspond to the dimensions of interest. This searc h criteria is then used to form a query which is applied to a relational database, to obtain the desired results.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19992344638