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Automatic enforcement or relationships in a database schema

US8095501B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 2004
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/2365
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for enforcing a database relationship is disclosed. The technique includes specifying within a database schema a reference type that associates two structures and specifies the relationship between the two structures, and automatically generating code that checks the relationship between the two structures based on the specified reference in the database schema.

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