System and method for incrementally maintaining non-distributive aggregate functions in a relational database
US7020649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for incrementally maintaining non-distributive aggregate functions in a relational database includes a data storage device in which a relational database is stored. A processor communicates with the data storage device and includes a database maintenance module. The database maintenance module includes a program for incrementally maintaining non-distributive aggregate functions in a relational database. The method embodied in the program includes determining whether all functions in a relational database query are distributive. Based on this determination, a basic propagate phase graph is selectively altered to yield a new propagate phase graph. Changes to an automatic summary table are then applied thereto based on the new propagate phase graph.
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