Linking of parent-child data records in a legacy software modernization system
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1. A method comprising:
- at a conversion engine executed on a computing device;
sequentially loading a plurality of legacy data records from a legacy source data file stored in an arbitrary source without running a query on the arbitrary source, the plurality of legacy data records including parent records and child records;
concurrently migrating the parent records and corresponding child records while loading additional legacy data records, wherein the parent records and corresponding child records are migrated, independently and in parallel, through a data migration workbench transformer of the conversion engine, such that during the loading of the plurality of data records;
one or more of the parent data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective child data records linked to each of the one or more parent data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys, and such that one or more other child data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective parent data records linked to the other child data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys;
generating a destination store of records that contains the migrated parent records and child records;
locating at least one record in the destination store of records that has a dangling key;
correcting dangling keys to generate a destination store of records with referential integrity, wherein correcting dangling keys includes at least one of deleting the record with the dangling key or changing the dangling key in the record to create a valid foreign key, where the destination store of records is configured as a low-level representation of a physical data layout of a target database.
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Abstract
A system and method for linking parent and child data records during data migration is disclosed. One embodiment comprises sequentially receiving a plurality of data records from an arbitrary source of records without running a query on the source of records, generating a destination store of records that contains the plurality of data records, and locating any records in the destination store of records that has a dangling key. In this way, the embodiment may correct dangling keys to generate a destination store of records with referential integrity.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a conversion engine executed on a computing device; sequentially loading a plurality of legacy data records from a legacy source data file stored in an arbitrary source without running a query on the arbitrary source, the plurality of legacy data records including parent records and child records; concurrently migrating the parent records and corresponding child records while loading additional legacy data records, wherein the parent records and corresponding child records are migrated, independently and in parallel, through a data migration workbench transformer of the conversion engine, such that during the loading of the plurality of data records; one or more of the parent data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective child data records linked to each of the one or more parent data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys, and such that one or more other child data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective parent data records linked to the other child data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys; generating a destination store of records that contains the migrated parent records and child records; locating at least one record in the destination store of records that has a dangling key; correcting dangling keys to generate a destination store of records with referential integrity, wherein correcting dangling keys includes at least one of deleting the record with the dangling key or changing the dangling key in the record to create a valid foreign key, where the destination store of records is configured as a low-level representation of a physical data layout of a target database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions being executable by a modernization system to:
at a conversion engine executed on a computing device; sequentially load a plurality of legacy data records from a legacy source data file stored in an arbitrary source without running a query on the arbitrary source, the plurality of legacy data records including parent records and child records; concurrently migrate the parent records and corresponding child records while loading additional legacy data records, wherein the parent records and corresponding child records are migrated, independently and in parallel, through a data migration workbench transformer of the conversion engine, such that during the loading of the plurality of records; one or more of the parent data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective child data records linked to each of the one or more parent data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys, and such that one or more other child data records are uploaded and assigned corresponding surrogate keys, and the respective parent data records linked to the other child data records are assigned corresponding foreign keys; generate a destination store of records that contains the migrated parent records and child records; locate at least one record in the destination store of records that has a dangling key; and correct dangling keys to generate a destination store of records with referential integrity, wherein correcting dangling keys includes at least one of deleting the record with the dangling key or changing the dangling key in the record to create a valid foreign key, where the destination store of records is configured as a low-level representation of a physical data layout of a target database. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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