Content management system and methodology employing a tree-based table hierarchy featuring arbitrary information retrieval from different locations in the hierarchy
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHoward Zhang, Li Ming Wang, Lily L. Liang, Tawei Hu, Edward J. Perry, Khanh M. Le
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Abstract
A content management system is provided including a plurality of tables forming a tree-based storage hierarchy. The system includes a stored procedure which enables information to be retrieved from different arbitrary locations throughout the storage hierarchy. Advantageously, the system retrieves information from both simple and complex tree-based storage hierarchies.
Claims14
A method of organizing information in a content management system comprising the steps of:
- creating a database including a root table and at least one child table together forming a tree hierarchy which stores information;
- and
- providing a stored procedure for accessing a selected arbitrary portion of the tree hierarchy.
A computer program product for organizing information in a content management system, the computer program product including a plurality of computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable medium, wherein the instructions, when executed by the content management system, cause the system to perform the steps of:
- creating a database including a root table and at least one child table together forming a tree hierarchy which stores information;
- and
- providing a stored procedure for accessing a selected arbitrary portion of the tree hierarchy.
10 The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the computer readable medium is a magnetic disk.
A content management system comprising:
- an information storage facility including a database having a root table and at least one child table together forming a tree hierarchy which stores information;
- and
- a stored procedure coupled to the database for accessing a selected arbitrary portion of the tree hierarchy.
A content management system comprising:
- a resource manager for storing objects;
- a library server, coupled to the resource manager, for storing metadata regarding objects in the resource manager, the library server including a database having a root table and at least one child table together forming a tree hierarchy which stores information, the library server further including a stored procedure coupled to the database for accessing a selected arbitrary portion of the tree hierarchy.
The content management system of claim 14 further comprising an application program interface coupled to the library server and the resource manager.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.