Automatic enforcement of relationships in a database schema
US8458124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2031 |
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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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