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Method and apparatus for database change management

  • US 7,840,603 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2005
  • Issued: 11/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for making changes to a database, the computer implemented method comprising steps performed by a computer of:

  • the computer comparing a base model to a desired model to identify changes needed to form the desired model;

    the computer placing the changes in a data structure containing a set of elements, wherein the set of elements identify a set of structural database entities and a set of changes to the set of structural database entities; and

    the computer making changes to a target model using the data structure and a rule to form a resulting model, wherein the target model is at least a portion of the database, and wherein the rule alters certain change operations specified by the data structure.

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