System and method of member unique names
US7720789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/283
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A member unique name (MUN) structure and MUN translation system and method are provided. The MUN structure comprises a canonical business key for uniquely identifying a member across different dimensional data sources within a business enterprise and at least one of a dimension reference for defining the context in which the remaining portions of the MUN exist or a data source identifier (DSI) for uniquely identifying a member within a dimensional data source that implements its own unique member identifiers. The MUN translation system comprises a translation selection module for selecting a MUN transformation and a collection of MUN transformations for transforming a MUN structure of a first data source into a MUN structure of the second data source. The collection of MUN transformations comprises at least one of a different source technology OLAP to OLAP transformation for transforming a third OLAP MUN to a fourth OLAP MUN or a Dimensionally Modelled Relational (DMR) to OLAP transformation for transforming a DMR MUN to an OLAP MUN. The third OLAP MUN and fourth OLAP MUN are of different source technologies. The method comprises the steps of selecting a MUN transformation and tran…
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