Apparatus and method for generating and displaying a schema diagram for a database
US6978269B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/288
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating and displaying a schema diagram of a database includes a schema diagrammer that automatically queries a database to determine its objects and relationships, and generates a graphical representation of the database in the form of a schema diagram that is displayed to the user. The schema diagrammer may optionally include a search filter to potentially constrain which objects and relationships in the database are included in a diagram data file, and a display filter to potentially constrain which objects and relationships stored in the diagram data file are displayed in the schema diagram.
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