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Search Query Formulation

  • US 20070266017A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2006
  • Published: 11/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of obtaining a query for searching a data repository, the method comprising:

  • receiving an input that a user makes under guidance of a graphical user interface, the input specifying several query portions to be used in searching a data repository in an enterprise resource computing system, each of the query portions comprising a value entered by the user that is associated with any of several attributes of objects in the data repository, wherein the input does not specify a logical operator between any of the query portions;

    generating a search query for searching the data repository, the search query being generated by;

    (i) determining whether any of the query portions have a common attribute, and associating any such query portions having the common attribute with each other into a new query portion using a logical OR operator; and

    (ii) thereafter associating any of the query portions that were not associated in step (i), and any new query portion formed in step (i), with each other using a logical AND operator; and

    searching the data repository with the generated search query and presenting results thereof.

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