System and method for automatically synchronizing different classes of databases utilizing a repository database

A method for synchronizing a first database of a first class and a second database of a second class, the first database being a preexisting database, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a repository database for storing metadata regarding the first database and the second database wherein the first database is of a different type than the second database and metadata comprises information describing the structure of a database;
• (b) automatically generating the second database using a first portion of the metadata;
• and
• (c) automatically generating a mapping between the first database and the second database using a second portion of the metadata stored in the repository database.

A system for synchronizing a first database of a first class and a second database of a second class comprising:

• a repository database for storing metadata regarding the first database and the second database wherein the first database is of a different type than the second database and metadata comprises information describing the structure of a database;
• means for automatically generating the first database using a first portion of the metadata, automatically generating the second database using a second portion of the metadata;
• and
• means for automatically generating a mapping between the first database and the second database using a third portion of the metadata stored in the repository database.

A system for synchronizing a first database of a first class and a second database of a second class, the first database being a preexisting database, the system comprising:

• a repository database for storing metadata regarding the first database and the second database wherein the first database is of a different type than the second database and metadata comprises information describing the structure of a database;
• means for automatically generating the second database using a first portion of the metadata;
• and
• means for automatically generating a mapping between the first database and the second database using a second portion of the metadata stored in the repository database.

A computer-readable medium including a program for synchronizing a first database and a second database, the program containing instructions for:

• providing a repository database for storing metadata regarding the first database and the second database wherein the first database is of a different type than the second database and metadata comprises information describing the structure of a database;
• automatically generating the first database using a first portion of the metadata;
• automatically generating the second database using a second portion of the metadata;
• and
• automatically generating a mapping between the first database and the second database using a third portion of the metadata stored in the repository database.

A computer-readable medium including a program for synchronizing a first database and a second database, the first database being a preexisting database, the program containing instructions for:

• providing a repository database for storing metadata regarding the first database and the second database wherein the first database is of a different type than the second database and metadata comprises information describing the structure of a database;
• automatically generating the second database using a first portion of the metadata;
• and
• automatically generating a mapping between the first database and the second database using a second portion of the metadata stored in the repository database.