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Database storage reclaiming program

  • US 9,678,970 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2016
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system for a database storage reclaiming program, the computer system comprising:

  • one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

    program instructions to retrieve a list of one or more data elements contained in a database;

    program instructions to detect utilization of a first data element on the list of one or more data elements in a static Structured Query Language (SQL) statement, wherein static SQL statements are persistent and being created before runtime;

    based on the detecting utilization of the first data element on the list of one or more data elements in the static SQL statement, program instructions to create a record associated with the first data element detailing a time at which the first data element was utilized in the static SQL statement;

    program instructions to detect utilization of a second data element on the list of one or more data elements in a dynamic SQL statement, wherein dynamic SQL statements are non-persistent and being created at the runtime;

    based on the detecting utilization of the second data element on the list of one or more data elements in the dynamic SQL statement, program instructions to create a capture file associated with the second data element detailing a time at which the second data element was utilized in the dynamic SQL statement;

    program instructions to receive a retroactive time period from a user, wherein the retroactive time period comprises a starting point of time in the past;

    program instructions to determine whether the first data element has been utilized in the static SQL statement within the retroactive time period by comparing the time detailed by the record with the retroactive time period;

    based on determining that the first data element has been utilized in the static SQL statement within the retroactive time period, program instructions to remove the first data element from the list of one or more data elements;

    program instructions to determine whether the second data element has been utilized in the dynamic SQL statement within the retroactive time period by comparing the time detailed by the capture the with the retroactive time period;

    based on determining that the second data element has been utilized in the dynamic SQL statement within the retroactive time period, program instructions to remove the second data element from the list of one or more data elements;

    program instructions to receive a list of one or more applications from the user;

    program instructions to analyze application code associated with each of the one or more applications to extract one or more application code SQL statements;

    program instructions to determine whether a third data element on the list of one or more data elements has been utilized in the extracted one or more application code SQL statements within the retroactive time period;

    based on determining that the third data element on the list of one or more data elements has been utilized in the one or more application code SQL statements within the retroactive time period, program instructions to remove the third data element from the list of one or more data elements.

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