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Method and apparatus for transporting data for data warehousing applications that incorporates analytic data interface

  • US 7,117,215 B1
  • Filed: 06/07/2001
  • Issued: 10/03/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for tracking historical data from different sources, comprising:

  • processing source-specific data originating at sources with disparate formats into source-independent data with a single, common format;

    storing the source-independent data;

    automatically determining dimensions of the stored data having historically significant attributes;

    in response to a change to a dimension having a historically significant attribute, creating a historical record of the change, wherein creating a historical record of the change further comprises;

    creating a first record for the stored dimension having a historically significant attribute;

    generating a first key;

    associating the first key with the first record;

    creating a second record to store the change to the dimension having a historically significant attribute;

    re-associating the first key with the second record;

    generating a second key; and

    associating the second key with the first record.

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