Techniques for integrating data for multple instances of a data artifact

A method, implemented in a computing system comprising at least one hardware processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one hardware processor, the method comprising:

• creating a first data artifact that references, directly or indirectly, at least two instances of a second data artifact;
• associating the first data artifact with configuration information indicating how, or if, data from at least a first instance of the at least two instances and at least a second instance of the at least two instances should be combined;
• receiving a first request for data for the first data artifact, the first request for data requesting data at least from the second data artifact;
• analyzing the first request for data in view of the configuration information;
• modifying the first request for data according to the configuration information to provide a second request for data;
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• sending the second request for data to at least one instance of the two instances of the second data artifact.

One or more computer-readable storage media comprising:

• computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system comprising at least one hardware processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one hardware processor, cause the computing system to create a first data artifact that references a consolidation artifact, the consolidation artifact consolidating data for at least two instances of a second data artifact;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to associate the first data artifact with configuration information indicating how, or if, data from at least a first instance of the at least two instances and at least a second instance of the at least two instances should be combined;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to receive a first request for data, wherein the first request for data references at least the consolidation artifact;
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• computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to send a second request for data to the consolidation artifact, wherein the second request for data is the first request for data, a modified version of the first request for data, or is different than the first request for data but requests data from at least the consolidation artifact according to the first request for data and any modifications indicated by the configuration information.