Platform-independent method and system for graphically presenting the evaluation of a query in a database management system
US6725212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for graphically representing a plan for a query in a relational database management system is disclosed. The method includes receiving and processing an input query to form a plurality of plans, selecting at least one plan of the plurality of plans, and transforming the selected plan into a self-describing formatted file which is platform independent. The method further includes generating a graph representing the selected plan from the self-describing formatted file.
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