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Method for relations recovery of a data base in case of errors

US5530800A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1993
Grant dateJun 25, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99953
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for recovery of relations in a data base in case of errors, comprises functionality executed by a computer and ensuring that data in the data base are structured as items of data in a number of recovery sub-systems, each item of data belonging to only one sub-system. If a sub-system contains one or more items of data that depend on one or more items of data in another sub-system, the first mentioned sub-system is marked as depending on the second mentioned sub-system. If a first sub-system is marked as depending on a second sub-system which is marked as depending on a third sub-system, the first sub-system is recursively marked as depending on the third sub-system. Furthermore no two sub-systems are marked as depending on each other. Integrity constraints between an item of data in one sub-system and an item of data in another sub-system are admitted provided that one of these sub-systems is marked as depending on the other one. Recovery actions are performed on a sub-system so as to only result in changing items of data of that sub-system and of sub-systems marked as depending on it.

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