Automatically moving multidimensional data between live datacubes of enterprise software systems
First Claim
1. A method for exporting data from a software system comprising:
- defining a link from a first software application to a second software application by;
identifying a source data cube associated with the first software application and a target data cube associated with the second software application,identifying a source dimension of the source data cube and a target dimension of the target data cube, anddefining a mapping between one or more items of the source dimension and one or more items of the target dimension,wherein the link specifies a live source area storing current multidimensional data in the source data cube of a multidimensional database associated with the first software application and a live target area of a multidimensional database storing current multidimensional data in the target data cube associated with the second software application, wherein the multidimensional database of the second software application includes a staging area to process import data to be imported into the second software application, wherein the staging area of the second software application is separate from the live target area of the second software application; and
automatically moving, by a computer, multidimensional data from the live source area directly to the live target area in accordance with the link by bypassing the staging area of the second software application.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for sharing multidimensional data between software systems, such as enterprise software systems. Specifically, the techniques provide mechanisms for defining inter-application “links” for automatically moving data among different databases associated with the enterprise software systems. For example, a system may include a first database storing multidimensional data for a first software application, and a second database storing multidimensional data for a second software application. The system further includes an interface by which an administrator defines a link that specifies a source area of the first database and a target area of the second database. A link control module automatically moves multidimensional data from the source area to the target area in accordance with the link. The link control module may automatically move the multidimensional data directly between live portions of the respective databases.
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1. A method for exporting data from a software system comprising:
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defining a link from a first software application to a second software application by; identifying a source data cube associated with the first software application and a target data cube associated with the second software application, identifying a source dimension of the source data cube and a target dimension of the target data cube, and defining a mapping between one or more items of the source dimension and one or more items of the target dimension, wherein the link specifies a live source area storing current multidimensional data in the source data cube of a multidimensional database associated with the first software application and a live target area of a multidimensional database storing current multidimensional data in the target data cube associated with the second software application, wherein the multidimensional database of the second software application includes a staging area to process import data to be imported into the second software application, wherein the staging area of the second software application is separate from the live target area of the second software application; and automatically moving, by a computer, multidimensional data from the live source area directly to the live target area in accordance with the link by bypassing the staging area of the second software application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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