LINKED FIELD TABLE FOR DATABASES
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1. A computer implemented method facilitating database field linking, comprising:
- determining that a first field in a first table is to be linked to a second field in a second table;
automatically creating by a computer processor a new entry in a linked field table, the new entry including a linked field identifier, a source value, a source link referring to the second field in the second table, and a link counter containing a value indicating that one field refers to the second field in the second table; and
updating the first field in the first table to refer to the new entry in the linked field table.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, it may be determined that a first field in a first table is to be linked to a second field in a second table. A computer processor may then automatically create a new entry in a linked field table, the new entry including a linked field identifier, a source value, a source link referring to the second field in the second table, and a link counter containing a value indicating that one field refers to the second field in the second table. The first field in the first table may then be updated to refer to the new entry in the linked field table.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method facilitating database field linking, comprising:
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determining that a first field in a first table is to be linked to a second field in a second table; automatically creating by a computer processor a new entry in a linked field table, the new entry including a linked field identifier, a source value, a source link referring to the second field in the second table, and a link counter containing a value indicating that one field refers to the second field in the second table; and updating the first field in the first table to refer to the new entry in the linked field table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program code executable by a computer processor to perform a method facilitating database field linking, the method comprising:
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determining that a first field in a first database is to be linked to a second field in a second database; automatically creating by a computer processor a new entry in a linked field table, the new entry including a linked field identifier, a source value, a source link referring to the second field in the second database, and a link counter containing a value indicating that one field refers to the second field in the second database; and updating the first field in the first database to refer to the new entry in the linked field table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a storage unit storing a first table, a second table, and a linked field table; and a computer processor, coupled to said storage unit, to;
(i) determine that a first field in the first table is to be linked to a second field in the second table, (ii) automatically create a new entry in the linked field table, the new entry including a linked field identifier, a source value, a source link referring to the second field in the second table, and a link counter containing a value indicating that one field refers to the second field in the second table, and (iii) update the first field in the first table to refer to the new entry in the linked field table. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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