Universal information warehouse system and method

An informational directory including a plurality of computer database tables stored in a computer readable medium, each said table configured to store data as a plurality of records, each record having an ID field for storing a value uniquely identifying that respective record in a particular informational table, said computer readable medium comprising:

• a plurality of informational tables configured to store informational elements including a default object;
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• a plurality of relational tables configured to store relationship links between pairs of informational elements stored in the informational tables, including a relationship link to said default object from each informational element in said informational tables, to associate attributes to particular relational links, and to store values for said attributes.

A method of storing data in an informational directory including at least one informational table configured to store informational elements including a default object and at least one relational table configured to store relationship links between pairs of informational elements stored in the informational tables, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing data representing at least one informational element in at least one informational table;
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• storing data representing a default relationship link between each informational element and the default object in one or more of the at least one relational tables.

An information warehouse including a plurality of computer databases stored in a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium comprising:

• a plurality of informational tables configured to store a plurality of informational elements and at least one default object, each of said informational tables being associated with a table identification (ID);
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• a plurality of relational tables configured to store a plurality of relationship links between a plurality of selected informational elements stored in the informational tables and said relationship links including a first relationship link to said table identification (ID) for at least one of said selected informational elements and a default relationship link between each of said informational elements and the default object in one of the informational tables.

An informational directory including a plurality of computer database tables stored in a computer readable medium, each said table configured to store data as a plurality of records, each record having an ID field for storing a value uniquely identifying that respective record in a particular informational table, said computer readable medium comprising:

• a plurality of informational tables configured to store a plurality of informational elements and at least one default object, each of said informational tables being associated with a table identification (ID) and at least one of said informational tables including a table identification link to at least one table identification;
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• a plurality of relational tables configured to store a plurality of relationship links between a plurality of selected informational elements stored in the informational tables, said relationship links including a first relationship link to said table identification (ID) for at least one of said selected informational elements, a second relationship link to another of said selected informational elements based on at least said table identification link to said table identification and a default relationship link between each of said informational elements and the default object in one of the informational tables.