System and method for enabling multi-indexing of objects

• US 6,745,189 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Schreiber, Robert Walter
• Primary Examiner(s): Mizrahi, Diane D.
• Application Number:
  US09/750,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20020147727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: 707/2, 707/3, 707/102, 707/100, 707/103.R, 707/104.1, 707/223, 707/1, 707/10, 345/804, 345/854, 345/848
• US Class Current: 707/696
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2228 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/956 Hierarchical
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system and method for enabling multi-indexing of objects. The system may index an object inserted into an object store. The system index the entire object or record when an object or record is inserted into the object store. Multiple indexes may be created upon inserting an object into the object store. The indexes may be created based on particular fields in the object. An alias may be assigned to the object.

Claims

1. A method for enabling client terminal users to multi-index at least one object, comprising the steps of:

enabling the client terminal users to create at least one hierarchical data list associated with the at least one object;

determining at least one field associated with the hierarchical data list;

creating at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing data associated with the at least one field; and

assigning at least one alias to corresponding data associated with the at least one field.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating at least one index is performed by a single insert.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one object comprises at least one hierarchical data list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple indexes and cells within the multiple indexes include at least one value.

6. A system for enabling client terminal users to multi-index at least one object, comprising:

a hierarchical data list creating module that enables the client terminal users to create at least one hierarchical data list associated with the at least one object;

a determining module that determines at least one field associated with the hierarchical data list;

an index creating module that creates at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing data associated with the at least one field; and

an assigning module that assigns at least one alias to corresponding data associated with the at least one field.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the index creating module creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one object comprises at least one hierarchical data list.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple indexes and cells within the multiple indexes include at least one value.

11. A system for enabling client terminal users to multi-index at least one object, comprising:

hierarchical data list creating means for enabling the client terminal users to create at least one hierarchical data list associated with the at least one object;

determining means for determining at least one field associated with the hierarchical data list;

index creating means for creating at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing data associated with the at least one field; and

assigning means for assigning at least one alias to corresponding data associated with the at least one field.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the index creating means creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one object comprises at least one hierarchical data list.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple indexes and cells within the multiple indexes include at least one value.

16. A processor readable medium comprising processor readable code for enabling client terminal users to multi-index at least one object, comprising:

hierarchical data list creating code that causes a processor to enable the client terminal users to create at least one hierarchical data list associated with the at least one object;

determining code that causes the processor to determine at least one field associated with the hierarchical data list;

index creating code that causes the processor to create at least one index for the at least one hierarchical data list by indexing data associated with the at least one field; and

assigning code that causes the processor to assign at least one alias to corresponding data associated with the at least one field.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the index creating code creates the at least one index based on a single insert.

18. The medium of claim 16, wherein the hierarchical data list comprises the at least one index.

19. The medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one object comprises at least one hierarchical data list.

20. The medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one object comprises multiple indexes and cells within the multiple indexes include at least one value.