System and method for data quality management and control of heterogeneous data sources
First Claim
1. A data management system, comprising:
- an interface connecting the system to one or more data sources;
at least one facility linked to the interface for managing the one or more data sources; and
at least one portal comprising a plurality of data viewers;
wherein the system allows more than one portal to be viewed simultaneously, wherein each data viewer has access to one or more data sources and analyzes data in the data sources and displays the results of said analysis;
wherein each portal and each data viewer has the ability to perform one or more of the following management features;
create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy, and wherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal;
wherein for each data viewer being merged into another portal, the data sources are cloned so as to isolate different instances of an original data source such that each data viewer has its own cloned instance of a data source; and
wherein the system allows data that is acquired from different instances of a single data source or different instances of different data sources to be edited across portals, and wherein federation supports the editing of data across portals.
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Abstract
System and method for data quality management and control of heterogeneous data systems. In a preferred embodiment, the system functions as a resource management tool that simplifies the process of managing data systems. More specifically, the system provides connections to source data systems, allows users to view data structures and enables simple management and manipulation of data contained within possibly heterogeneous data systems. The system utilizes an advanced graphical user interface, which allows users to access and manage systems using a simple point and click methodology. The system uses portals, which are tools that collect, visualize, analyze and directly edit data sets associated with different data sources. In another aspect, the system keeps track of its operational status, allowing users to automatically reproduce in one logon session work done in the previous session, without the need to replicate previous data analysis. Various additional features of the system and methods are disclosed and illustrated.
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46 Claims
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1. A data management system, comprising:
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an interface connecting the system to one or more data sources;
at least one facility linked to the interface for managing the one or more data sources; and
at least one portal comprising a plurality of data viewers;
wherein the system allows more than one portal to be viewed simultaneously, wherein each data viewer has access to one or more data sources and analyzes data in the data sources and displays the results of said analysis;
wherein each portal and each data viewer has the ability to perform one or more of the following management features;
create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy, andwherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal;
wherein for each data viewer being merged into another portal, the data sources are cloned so as to isolate different instances of an original data source such that each data viewer has its own cloned instance of a data source; and
wherein the system allows data that is acquired from different instances of a single data source or different instances of different data sources to be edited across portals, and wherein federation supports the editing of data across portals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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12. A data management system, comprising:
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an interface connecting the system to one or more data sources;
at least one facility linked to the interface for managing the one or more data sources;
at least one portal comprising a plurality of data viewers; and
a save-state facility that rebuilds the data viewers in a subsequent session;
wherein the system allows more than one portal to be viewed simultaneously;
wherein each data viewer has access to one or more data sources and analyzes data in the data sources and displays the results of said analysis;
wherein each portal and each data viewer has the ability to perform one or more of the following management features;
create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy;
wherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal;
wherein the state-save facility comprises a facility for monitoring and recording data sources used by the data viewer to which each data source is associated; and
wherein a portal is either open or closed and information from the state-save facility is used to rebuild all of the data viewers associated with a particular portal by requerying the data sources associated with said data viewers at the point in time in which the portal is reopened. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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27. A data quality control system, comprising:
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an interface connecting the system to a plurality of data sources;
at least one portal operatively connected to the interface; and
a data input facility including a graphical user interface for selecting one or more data sources of data to be analyzed and the type of data analysis to be performed;
wherein the portal comprises a plurality of data viewers, wherein the system allows more than one portal to be viewed simultaneously, wherein each data viewer has access to one or more data sources and analyzes data in the data sources and displays the results of said analysis, wherein each portal and each data viewer has the ability to perform one or more of the following management features;
create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy,wherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal;
wherein for each data viewer being merged into another portal, the data sources are cloned so as to isolate different instances of an original data source such that each data viewer has its own cloned instance of a data source; and
wherein the system allows data that is acquired from different instances of a single data source or different instances of different data sources to be edited across portals, and wherein federation supports the editing of data across portals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37)
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44. In a data management system comprising an interface connecting the system to one or more data sources and at least one portal comprising a plurality of data viewers, wherein the system allows more than one portal to be viewed simultaneously, wherein each data viewer has access to one or more data sources and analyzes data in the data sources and displays the results of said analysis, wherein each portal and each data viewer has the ability to perform one or more of the following management features:
- create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy, wherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal, wherein for each data viewer being merged into another portal, the data sources are cloned so as to isolate different instances of an original data source such that each data viewer has its own cloned instance of a data source, and wherein the system allows data that is acquired from different instances of a single data source or different instances of different data sources to be edited across portals, and wherein federation supports the editing of data across portals, a processing method comprising the steps of;
monitoring and recording data source definitions used by each portal for data sources accessed in a work session;
monitoring and recording the state of viewers associated with data sources accessed in the work session;
closing of one or more portals in response to a user command;
storing in a memory location of data source definitions and viewers'"'"' states that exist at the time when the closing command is received; and
restoring the data source definitions and viewers'"'"' states from the memory location in response to a user command directing the opening of one or more closed portals. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
- create, save, open, edit, merge and destroy, wherein the system allows one or more data viewers from one portal to be merged into another portal, wherein for each data viewer being merged into another portal, the data sources are cloned so as to isolate different instances of an original data source such that each data viewer has its own cloned instance of a data source, and wherein the system allows data that is acquired from different instances of a single data source or different instances of different data sources to be edited across portals, and wherein federation supports the editing of data across portals, a processing method comprising the steps of;
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