Maintenance of a data glossary
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAlbert Maier, Michael Baessler, Peter Gerstl, Oliver Suhre, Thomas Schwarz
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Abstract
A system may receive a data glossary comprising a list of terms. The system may then measure a usage dimension for a set of the terms from the list of terms. The system may select a candidate term from the set based on the usage dimension and perform a maintenance action on the candidate terms.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a data glossary comprising a list of terms;
- measuring a usage dimension for a set of the terms from the list of terms;
- selecting candidate terms from the set based on the usage dimension;
- and
- performing a maintenance action on the candidate terms.
A system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, the processor being configured to perform processes comprising:
- receiving a data glossary comprising a list of terms;
- measuring a usage dimension for a set of the terms from the list of terms;
- selecting candidate terms from the set based on the usage dimension;
- and
- performing a maintenance action on the candidate terms.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving a data glossary comprising a list of terms;
- measuring a usage dimension for a set of the terms from the list of terms;
- selecting candidate terms from the set based on the usage dimension;
- and
- performing a maintenance action on the candidate terms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.