Data processing system
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1. A data processing system, comprising:
- a processor for generating a data model in accordance with a data structure, the data model being adaptable to represent a change in the data structure; and
computer memory for storing data in accordance with the generated data model, said stored data including information representative of the time of change in the data structure, said stored data also including validity data indicative of a period of time during which said stored data was valid data, said stored data including;
transaction data representative of one or more measures associated with one or more units, said measures being determined relative to one or more references;
reference data representative of said one or more references; and
metadata descriptive of the transaction data and the reference data, wherein the metadata defines hierarchical associations between classes of the reference data.
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Abstract
A data processing system is provided for storing and managing multiple data entries. The data processing system employs a data structure which allows the storage and management of a vast number of interrelated data entries the interrelations of which change over time. The data structure reflects such changing interrelations over time and allows the querying and extracting of data entries on the basis of their interrelations as they were or are defined at any desired point in time.
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1. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor for generating a data model in accordance with a data structure, the data model being adaptable to represent a change in the data structure; and computer memory for storing data in accordance with the generated data model, said stored data including information representative of the time of change in the data structure, said stored data also including validity data indicative of a period of time during which said stored data was valid data, said stored data including; transaction data representative of one or more measures associated with one or more units, said measures being determined relative to one or more references; reference data representative of said one or more references; and metadata descriptive of the transaction data and the reference data, wherein the metadata defines hierarchical associations between classes of the reference data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. A data processing system comprising:
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a processor for generating a data model in accordance with a data structure, the data model being adaptable to represent a change in the data structure; and computer memory for storing data in accordance with the generated data model, said stored data including information representative of the time of change in the data structure, said stored data also including validity data indicative of a period of time during which said stored data was valid data, said stored data including; transaction data representative of one or more measures associated with one or more units, said measures being determined relative to one or more references; reference data representative of said one or more references; and metadata descriptive of the transaction data and the reference data, wherein the said metadata defines associations between classes of reference data and the one or more measures, the associations between the classes of reference data and the one or more measures being representative of classes of transaction data.
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