RULESET OPTIMIZATION THROUGH BLOCKED AND CONCURRENT RULE DISPATCH
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of processing an abstract rule, comprising:
- receiving an abstract rule having (i) a conditional statement and (ii) a consequential statement defining a particular result returned by the abstract rule for a given set of input data supplied to the rule, wherein the conditional statement is composed from one or more logical fields, and wherein the logical fields are defined in a data abstraction model modeling an underlying physical database;
receiving a set of query results comprising a plurality of data records each including one or more input values;
sorting the plurality of data records into one or more groups, wherein each group includes data records having a common set of input values; and
for each group of data records, processing the input values associated with a respective group against the abstract rule and setting, as an output of processing the input values, the result returned for the rule for each of the plurality of records in that respective group.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for optimizing the processing of abstract rules. In general, the results of executing an abstract query may be used as data inputs for processing an abstract rule. In one embodiment, query results may be sorted according to input field values required for processing a deterministic abstract rule. If a record of the sorted query results includes the same input values as a preceding record, then the rule output of the preceding record may be reused, rather than processing the abstract rule again. Accordingly, the demand load placed on a rule engine may be reduced.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of processing an abstract rule, comprising:
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receiving an abstract rule having (i) a conditional statement and (ii) a consequential statement defining a particular result returned by the abstract rule for a given set of input data supplied to the rule, wherein the conditional statement is composed from one or more logical fields, and wherein the logical fields are defined in a data abstraction model modeling an underlying physical database; receiving a set of query results comprising a plurality of data records each including one or more input values; sorting the plurality of data records into one or more groups, wherein each group includes data records having a common set of input values; and for each group of data records, processing the input values associated with a respective group against the abstract rule and setting, as an output of processing the input values, the result returned for the rule for each of the plurality of records in that respective group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed, performs an operation for processing an abstract rule, comprising:
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receiving an abstract rule having (i) a conditional statement and (ii) a consequential statement defining a particular result returned by the abstract rule for a given set of input data supplied to the rule, wherein the conditional statement is composed from one or more logical fields, and wherein the logical fields are defined in a data abstraction model modeling an underlying physical database; receiving a set of query results comprising a plurality of data records each including one or more input values; sorting the plurality of data records into one or more groups, wherein each group includes data records having a common set of input values; and for each group of data records, processing the input values associated with a respective group against the abstract rule and setting, as an output of processing the input values, the result returned for the rule for each of the plurality of records in that respective group. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory containing a program, which when executed on the processor, is configured to process an abstract rule by performing the steps of; receiving an abstract rule having (i) a conditional statement and (ii) a consequential statement defining a particular result returned by the abstract rule for a given set of input data supplied to the rule, wherein the conditional statement is composed from one or more logical fields, and wherein the logical fields are defined in a data abstraction model modeling an underlying physical database, receiving a set of query results comprising a plurality of data records each including one or more input values, sorting the plurality of data records into one or more groups, wherein each group includes data records having a common set of input values, and for each group of data records, processing the input values associated with a respective group against the abstract rule and setting, as an output of processing the input values, the result returned for the rule for each of the plurality of records in that respective group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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