Relational database access system using semantically dynamic objects
AssigneeBusiness Objects, S.A.
InventorsJean-Michel Cambot, Bernard Liautaud
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Abstract
A relational database access system and method provides a new data representation and a query technique which allows information system end users to access (query) relational databases without knowing the relational structure or the structure query language (SQL). The present invention utilizes semantically dynamic objects.
Claims28
A relational database access system comprising
- means for generating a user query wherein said user query represents a query on one or more business objects,
- query engine means for translating said user query into a structured query language (SQL) equivalent statement, and
- means responsive to said SQL language equivalent statement for accessing said relational database.
In a relational database access system including a predefined business object universe representative of said database and including one or more predefined business objects to provide semantically dynamic tabular representation of data from said database and wherein a user generates a user query representing a query on one or more of said business objects, the apparatus comprising
- query engine means for translating said user query into a structured query language (SQL) equivalent statement, and
- means responsive to said SQL language equivalent statement for accessing said relational database.
In a relational database access system the method comprising the steps of
- generating a user query wherein said user query represents a query on one or more business objects,
- translating said user query into a structured query language (SQL) equivalent statement,
- said SQL language equivalent statement accessing said relational database.
A database access system comprising
- means for generating a user query wherein said user query represents a query on one or more business objects,
- query engine means for translating said user query into a query language equivalent statement for said database, and
- means responsive to said query language equivalent statement for accessing said database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.