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Method for managing a plurality of data processes residing in heterogeneous data repositories

  • US 5,966,707 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1997
  • Issued: 10/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for a data management system having a plurality of data managers, comprising the steps ofproviding said plurality of data managers in one or more layers of a layered architecture, andperforming with a data manager and with a user input via an API a plurality of processes on data residing in heterogeneous data repositories of said computer system including promotion, check-in, check-out, locking, library searching, setting and viewing process results, tracking aggregations, and managing parts, releases and problem fix data under management control of a virtual control repository having one or more physical heterogeneous repositories, andstoring, accessing, tracking data residing in said one or more data repositories managed by said virtual control repository, andwherein said virtual control repository comprises virtual tables and all virtual control repository access functions are implemented as transactions constructed using a generic SOL-based structure, andcommand translators are employed to map generic SQL-based virtual control repository transactions into any required command interface needed to interact with the corresponding physical implementation of said virtual control repository.

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