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Intelligent data archiving

  • US 8,938,430 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2012
  • Issued: 01/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for archiving an active record in a database, the method comprising:

  • creating an auxiliary table in the database, the auxiliary table being operable to store metadata information about active records to be archived and deleted from the database;

    selecting an active record to be deleted from the database;

    storing metadata information for the selected active record in the auxiliary table;

    archiving the selected active record into a data storage device; and

    deleting the selected active record from the database, based on update information in the auxiliary table, without comparing column data for the archived record in the data storage device and the active record in the database prior to deletion of the active record from the database.

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