Business intelligence using intellectual capital
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1. A method in a data processing system having a program, the method comprising the steps of:
- asynchronously receiving a data about a customer;
providing a datatype having a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype;
registering the datatype prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage; and
tracking a usage of the registered datatype.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for developing business intelligence using intellectual capital maintained on an intellectual capital management system. Data about a customer is asynchronously received. A datatype is provided that has a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype. The datatype is registered prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage. A usage of the registered datatype is tracked.
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16 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system having a program, the method comprising the steps of:
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asynchronously receiving a data about a customer;
providing a datatype having a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype;
registering the datatype prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage; and
tracking a usage of the registered datatype. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium containing instructions that cause a program in a data processing medium to perform a method comprising the steps of:
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asynchronously receiving a data about a customer;
providing a datatype having a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype;
registering the datatype prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage; and
tracking a usage of the registered datatype. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system comprising:
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a memory having a program that asynchronously receives a data about a customer, provides a datatype having a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype, registering the datatype prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage, and tracks a usage of the registered datatype; and
a processing unit that runs the program.
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16. A data processing system comprising:
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means for asynchronously receiving a data about a customer;
means for providing a datatype having a metadata that describes the data and a reference to the data, the data being maintained separately from the datatype;
means for registering the datatype prior to the datatype'"'"'s usage; and
means for tracking a usage of the registered datatype.
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