System and method for enabling multi-indexing of objects

• US 20020147727A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 10/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Schreiber, Robert Walter
• Granted Patent: US 6,745,189 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2228 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/956 Hierarchical
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system and method for enabling multi-indexing of objects. The system may index an object inserted into an object store. The system index the entire object or record when an object or record is inserted into the object store. Multiple indexes may be created upon inserting an object into the object store. The indexes may be created based on particular fields in the object. An alias may be assigned to the object.

Claims

1. A method for enabling multi-indexing of objects, comprising the steps of:

creating at least one hierarchical data list;

determining at least one field comprised by the hierarchical data list;

creating at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing each at least one field in at least one object; and

assigning at least one alias to the at least one object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating at least one index may be performed by a single insert.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one object is restricted by the at least one hierarchical data list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple values.

6. A system for enabling multi-indexing of objects, comprising:

an hierarchical data list creating module that creates at least one hierarchical data list;

a determining module that determines at least one field comprised by the hierarchical data list;

an index creating module that creates at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing each at least one field in at least one object; and

an assigning module that assigns at least one alias to the at least one object.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the index creating module creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one object is restricted by the at least one hierarchical data list.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple values.

11. A system for enabling multi-indexing of objects, comprising:

hierarchical data list creating means for creating at least one hierarchical data list;

determining means for determining at least one field comprised by the hierarchical data list;

index creating means for creating at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing each at least one field in at least one object; and

assigning means for assigning at least one alias to the at least one object.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the index creating means creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one object is restricted by the at least one hierarchical data list.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple values.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the index creating code creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

18. The medium of claim 16, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

19. The medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one object is restricted by the at least one hierarchical data list.

20. The medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple values.

16. A processor readable medium comprising processor readable code for enabling multi-indexing of objects, comprising:

hierarchical data list creating code that causes a processor to create at least one hierarchical data list;

determining code that causes a processor to determine at least one field comprised by the hierarchical data list;

index creating code that causes a processor to create at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing each at least one field in at least one object; and

assigning code that causes a processor to assign at least one alias to the at least one object.