Capturing data of a database system
US5175849A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To create a snapshot copy of selected elements of a database in a data processing system, the selected elements are copied sequentially to a secondary storage device. During the copying operation, when a task requests to delete one of the selected elements from the database before it is copied to the secondary storage device, a record is made to identify the requested element, the task is allowed to continue processing. After the element has been copied to the secondary storage device, the identified element will be deleted based upon the record. Also, during the creation of the copy, when a task requests to update one of the selected elements, a duplicate copy of the requested element is created and the task is allowed to update the requested element. When it is time to copy the requested element to the secondary storage device, the duplicate copy will be used.
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