MULTI SOURCE UNIFIED SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method of performing a search action on data associated with an entity, wherein the data is distributed in multiple separate data storages, comprising:
- collecting copies of standard objects associated with the entity from at least one of the separate data storages;
storing the copies in an archive;
reading information in the copies including information about the objects and storing the information in an index; and
performing a single search action in the archive comprising the copies using the index, wherein performing a search action in the archive corresponds to performing the search action in the multiple separate data storages.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to searching data in multiple separate databases, such as searching data spread over the internet in different cloud based services. In one aspect, a method of performing a search action on data that is distributed in multiple data storages, includes collecting copies of standard objects associated with the entity from at least one of the data storages, storing the copies, reading information in the copies including information about the objects and storing the information in an index. The method may also include performing a single search action in the archive comprising the copies using the index. Because the archive comprises copies of the data, performing a search action in the archive corresponds to performing the search action in the multiple data storages. Hence, a simple way of performing a unified search on distributed data is provided.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of performing a search action on data associated with an entity, wherein the data is distributed in multiple separate data storages, comprising:
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collecting copies of standard objects associated with the entity from at least one of the separate data storages; storing the copies in an archive; reading information in the copies including information about the objects and storing the information in an index; and performing a single search action in the archive comprising the copies using the index, wherein performing a search action in the archive corresponds to performing the search action in the multiple separate data storages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A searching system for performing a search action on data associated with an entity, wherein the data is distributed in multiple separate data storages, comprising:
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an archive configured to store standard objects; an index configured to include information about the objects in the archive; and a controller configured to; collect copies of standard objects associated with an entity from at least one of the separate data storages; store the collected copies in the archive; read information in the copies including information about the objects and store the information in the index; and perform a single search action in the archive comprising the copies using the index, wherein performing a search action in the archive corresponds to performing the search action in the multiple separate data storages. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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