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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRichard Dean Dettinger, Peter John Johnson, Richard Joseph Stevens, Ikhua Tong, Eric Will
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The present invention generally is directed to a system, method and article of manufacture for accessing data independent of the particular manner in which the data is physically represented. In one embodiment, a data repository abstraction layer provides a logical view of the underlying data repository that is independent of the particular manner of data representation. A query abstraction layer is also provided and is based on the data repository abstraction layer. A runtime component performs translation of an abstract query into a form that can be used against a particular physical data representation.
A method of providing access to data having a particular physical data representation, comprising:
A method of accessing data having a particular physical data representation, comprising:
A computer-readable medium containing a program which, when executed by a processor, performs an operation of providing access to data having a particular physical data representation, the program comprising:
A computer-readable medium containing a program which, when executed by a processor, performs an operation of accessing data having a particular physical data representation, the operation comprising:
A computer, comprising:
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