Database analysis tool
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorGary A. Coen
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for viewing a data dictionary's structure. The system includes a processor coupled to a database and a display. The processor determines all lexical nodes of a retrieved data dictionary that includes terms and term definitions, then parses each term's definition. Next, the processor determines dependencies of each lexical node based on the parsed definitions and the terms associated with the other lexical nodes, and generates a lexical graph based on the determined lexical nodes and the determined dependencies. Then, at least a portion of the generated lexical graph is presented on the display.
Claims28
A computer-based method for viewing a data dictionary structure, the method comprising:
- retrieving a data dictionary including terms and term definitions;
- determining all lexical nodes of the data dictionary based on the terms;
- parsing each term's definition;
- determining dependencies of each lexical node based on the parsed definitions and the terms associated with other lexical nodes;
- generating a lexical graph based on the determined lexical nodes and the determined dependencies;
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- displaying at least a portion of the generated lexical graph.
A computer system for viewing a data dictionary structure, the system comprising:
- a processor comprising:
- a first component configured to retrieve a data dictionary including terms and term definitions;
- a second component configured to determine all lexical nodes of the data dictionary based on the terms;
- a third component configured to parse each term's definition;
- a fourth component configured to determine dependencies of each lexical node based on the parsed definitions and the terms associated with the other lexical nodes;
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- a fifth component configured to generate a lexical graph based on the determined lexical nodes and the determined dependencies;
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- a display coupled to the processor and configured to display at least a portion of the generated lexical graph.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.