Method and apparatus for semantic search of schema repositories

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps to find repository schema similar to a query schema in repositories of metadata via semantic search, comprising:

• computer readable program code parsing said query schema to extract query words;
• computer readable program code parsing at least one of said repository schema to extract repository words;
• computer readable program code determining a match if a given proportion of said query words match a said repository word;
• computer readable program code retaining each said repository schema in which at least one said match is found as a retained repository schema;
• computer readable program code establishing a semantic matching for each said retained repository schema in which a given proportion of said query words matches a said repository word;
• computer readable program code ranking each said semantic matching to determine a rank of said semantic matching;
• and
• computer readable program code returning each said retained repository schema as a candidate if said rank of said semantic matching is greater than a predetermined value.

An apparatus for finding repository schema similar to a query schema in repositories of metadata via semantic search, comprising:

• means for parsing said query schema to extract query words;
• means for parsing at least one of said repository schema to extract repository words;
• means for determining a match if a given proportion of said query words match a said repository word;
• means for retaining each said repository schema in which at least one said match is found as a retained repository schema;
• means for establishing a semantic matching for each said retained repository schema in which a given proportion of said query words matches a said repository word;
• means for ranking each said semantic matching to determine a rank of said semantic matching;
• and
• means for returning each said retained repository schema as a candidate if said rank of said semantic matching is greater than a predetermined value.