Method, system and article of manufacturing for converting data values quantified using a first measurement unit into equivalent data values when quantified using a second measurement unit in order to receive query results including data values measured using at least one of the first and second measurement units
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and article of manufacture for identification of mergeable data in a data processing system and, more particularly, for providing mechanisms for facilitating identification of correlated columns from one or more database tables. One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method for managing storage of data having an associated measurement unit in a database table. The method includes storing the data in a column of the database table and generating units metadata describing the measurement unit. The units metadata is associated with the column of the database table.
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