Method and apparatus for a web application server to create an empty data set in a repository with a specified dataset ID

An apparatus comprising:

• a. an Internet terminal;
• b. a publically accessible digital data communication network responsively coupled to said Internet terminal;
• c. a data base management system having access to a data base responsively coupled to said Internet terminal via said publically accessible digital data communication network;
• and
• d. a service request generated by said Internet terminal and transferred to said data base management system via said publically accessible digital data communication network which causes said data base management system to create an empty data set having a specified data set ID.

A method of utilizing a user terminal to access a remote data base management system having a data base via a publically accessible digital data communication network comprising:

• a. transmitting a service request from said user terminal via said publically accessible digital data communication network;
• b. receiving said service request by said remote data base management system;
• and
• c. creating a non-relational empty data set by said data base management system in response to receipt of said service request.

An apparatus comprising:

• a. means for permitting a user to interact using a non-SQL service request with a data base via a publically accessible digital data communication network;
• b. means responsively coupled to said permitting means via said publically accessible digital data communication network for offering data processing services involving access to said data base in response to said on-SQL service request;
• and
• c. means for creating an empty data set within said data base management system.