METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system for maintaining master reference data for entities, said system comprising:
- a plurality of data storages for storing a plurality of reference data sets, wherein each reference data set identifies a particular entity, wherein each of a plurality of entities has a plurality of reference data sets stored in a plurality of data storages;
wherein one of the data storages is a master reference data storage that stores a master reference data set for each of a plurality of entities, wherein the master reference data set for a particular entity is the most reliable reference data set stored for the particular entity in any of the data storages;
a master reference manager for receiving reference data sets in real time, modifying at least one master reference data set in real time based on a received reference data set, and maintaining content metadata for at least one master reference data.
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Abstract
A system for maintaining master reference data for entities is disclosed. The system includes multiple reference data sets at multiple different data storages. A reference data set for a particular entity uniquely identifies the particular entity. The system also includes a first master reference data set at a first data storage that is at least as reliable as a second reference data set at a second data storage. In some embodiments, the first data storage can be updated through real-time process or an offline process (e.g., a batch process). The first master reference data set includes at least one data record, and content metadata regarding the data record. In some embodiments, content metadata comprises lineage data that includes each preceding value that was contained in the data record. In some of these embodiments, lineage includes other factors that affected the present and previous values contained in the data record.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for maintaining master reference data for entities, said system comprising:
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a plurality of data storages for storing a plurality of reference data sets, wherein each reference data set identifies a particular entity, wherein each of a plurality of entities has a plurality of reference data sets stored in a plurality of data storages; wherein one of the data storages is a master reference data storage that stores a master reference data set for each of a plurality of entities, wherein the master reference data set for a particular entity is the most reliable reference data set stored for the particular entity in any of the data storages; a master reference manager for receiving reference data sets in real time, modifying at least one master reference data set in real time based on a received reference data set, and maintaining content metadata for at least one master reference data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for maintaining master reference data for entities, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of reference data sets at a plurality of data storage, wherein each reference data set identifies a particular entity, wherein each of a plurality of entities has a plurality of reference data sets stored in a plurality of data storages, wherein a plurality of the reference data sets are master reference data sets, wherein a master reference data set for a particular entity is the most reliable reference data set stored for the particular entity in any of the data storages; receiving reference data sets in real time, modifying at least one master reference data set in real time based on a received reference data set, and maintaining content metadata for at least one master reference data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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