Determination of a most suitable address for a master data object instance

A computer-program product comprising a tangible, non-transitory media storing computer-readable instructions, the instructions operable when executed by a processor to:

• store a master data object instance, wherein the master data object instance comprises of a plurality of address instances each with one or more address data;
• generate a particular address snapshot instance for a respective particular address instance of the plurality of address instances, wherein the particular address snapshot instance is associated with the respective particular address instance through a respective unique address snapshot reference value, and the particular address snapshot instance is a data structure that comprises a root node with the respective unique address snapshot reference value, a node hosting address data of the respective particular address instance from which the particular address snapshot instance was generated, a validity period of a source object for which the particular address snapshot instance was generated, and a display name node containing a semantic name for an entity associated with the particular address snapshot instance that is filled in all address snapshot instances;
• save the particular address snapshot instance in a data storage following association with address data of the respective particular address instance;
• render the particular address snapshot instance as immutable;
• determine an address determination sequence;
• analyze the address determination sequence to the master data object instance to identify one or more address instances including the respective particular address instance;
• identify the respective particular address instance as a most suitable address instance from among the one or more address instances based on criteria of the address determination sequence;
• return the unique address snapshot reference value from the most suitable address instance;
• and
• identify the particular address snapshot instance from the returned unique address snapshot reference;
• retrieve the address data from the particular address snapshot instance using the unique address snapshot reference value.

A computer system, comprising:

• computer memory configured to store a master data object instance;
• and
• at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled to the memory and configured to:
• store the master data object instance, wherein the master data object instance comprises of a plurality of address instances each with one or more address data;
• generate a particular address snapshot instance for a respective particular address instance of the plurality of address instances, wherein the particular address snapshot instance is associated with the respective particular address instance through a respective unique address snapshot reference value, and the particular address snapshot instance is a data structure that comprises a root node with the respective unique address snapshot reference value, a node hosting address data of the respective particular address instance from which the particular address snapshot instance was generated, a validity period of a source object for which the particular address snapshot instance was generated, and a display name node containing a semantic name for an entity associated with the particular address snapshot instance that is filled in all address snapshot instances;
• save the particular address snapshot instance in a data storage following association with address data of the respective particular address instance;
• render the particular address snapshot instance as immutable;
• determine an address determination sequence;
• analyze the address determination sequence to the master data object instance to identify one or more address instances including the respective particular address instance;
• identify the respective particular address instance as a most suitable address instance from among the one or more address instances based on criteria of the address determination sequence;
• return the unique address snapshot reference value from the most suitable address instance;
• and
• identify the particular address snapshot instance from the returned unique address snapshot reference;
• retrieve the address data from the particular address snapshot instance using the unique address snapshot reference value.