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METHOD AND PROCESS FOR END USERS TO QUERY HIERARCHICAL DATA

  • US 20080306910A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2007
  • Published: 12/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of composing a query of hierarchical data, comprising:

  • receiving a selection of at least one query node from a set of one or more query nodes included in a query tool, wherein each query node represents elements of the hierarchical data, and wherein a mapping template specifies mappings from the one or more query nodes of the query tool to the elements of the hierarchal datapresenting, in the query tool, a form for entering a query predicate corresponding to the at least one selected query node;

    receiving, in the query tool, one or more query predicates specified in the form;

    composing a query of the hierarchical data from a base query, the one or more query predicates, and the mapping template, wherein the base query identifies a data source for the composed query; and

    modifying the base query to include the one or more query predicates.

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