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Identifying impact of database changes on an application

US8458654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Azadeh Ahadian · San Jose, US
Stephen Andrew Brodsky · Los Gatos, US
Michael G. Burke · Yonkers, US
Zeus O. Courtois · Laredo, US
Tony Leung · San Jose, US
Rebecca B. Nin · معلمی نژاد, US
Igor Peshansky · Hillsdale, US
Sonali Surange · San Rafael, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2008
Grant date	Jun 4, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/2433
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique is disclosed for identifying impact of database changes on an application. Given a proposed database change, affected source code is identified that is affected by the proposed database change. References to the affected source code are created and organized into a hierarchy. A user can ascertain the extent of the impact by viewing the hierarchy and by using the hierarchy to access and view the affected source code in a visually distinct manner.

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