Database monitoring system with formatted report information delivery
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system for monitoring an external database comprising:
- a server having a system database and a user interface coupled thereto, said server being connectable with an external database, said external database having data stored therein to be monitored;
said system database having metadata stored therein related to the external database and said monitoring thereof; and
wherein said server includes an executable program for evaluating said data stored in said external database based on information derived from said metadata.
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Abstract
A database monitoring system that resides external to the data to be monitored. The system uses metadata to describe specific information contained in the data, or in a related external system. The system monitors for the occurrence of predetermined conditions or events on a scheduled basis. Upon occurrence of the event, the system takes specific action which can include the creation of a formatted report, containing extracts from the database, which can be sent to a one or more destinations including via email to recipients determined based on data included on the report or recipients with a pre-defined relationship to the data included on the report.
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55 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system for monitoring an external database comprising:
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a server having a system database and a user interface coupled thereto, said server being connectable with an external database, said external database having data stored therein to be monitored;
said system database having metadata stored therein related to the external database and said monitoring thereof; and
wherein said server includes an executable program for evaluating said data stored in said external database based on information derived from said metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for monitoring an external database comprising the steps of:
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coupling a server to an external database having data stored therein to be monitored;
providing metadata accessible to said server, said metadata being related to said external database and the monitoring thereof;
accessing at least a portion of said stored data; and
evaluating said stored data based on said metadata. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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