Generating information models in an in-memory database system

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform operations to generating information models, the operations comprising:

• generate an in-memory database system component configured to control the computer to:
• assign a space in a repository to save generated information models, in response to receiving an input to create a new space;
• in response to receiving a selection of a type of information view from a plurality of types of information views, render an interface having options to specify a source of table objects for building content data for modeling an information view of the selected type;
• in response to receiving a selection of an import option in the interface, launch a file explorer for identifying and invoking semantic layer files from a file source associated with an existing semantic based information model;
• receive a selection of one or more of the invoked semantic layer files that comprise the content data to be modeled;
• automatically render table objects corresponding to the selected one or more semantic layer files on a corresponding modeler canvas to model the information view of the selected type, wherein relationships and connections between table columns are automatically identified from the semantic layer files and populated in the modeler canvas, and further wherein cardinality between the table columns are automatically read from the semantic layer files and populated in the modeler canvas;
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• activate the information view of the selected type in response to receiving an activation input.

An in-memory database system comprising:

• a data source system;
• and
• a computer comprising a memory to store a program code, and a processor to execute the program code to:
• assign a space in a repository to save generated information views;
• receive a selection of a type of information view from a plurality of types of information views, and in response, render a user interface having options to specify a source of table objects for building content data for modeling an information view of the selected type;
• receive a selection of an import option in the user interface, and in response, launch a semantic layer extractor for identifying and invoking semantic layer files from a file source associated with an existing semantic based information model;
• receive a selection of one or more of the invoked semantic layer files that comprise the content data to be modeled;
• automatically render table objects corresponding to the selected one or more semantic layer files on an initially empty modeler canvas to model the information view, wherein relationships and connections between table columns are automatically identified from the file source and populated in the modeler canvas, and further wherein cardinality between the table columns are automatically read from the file source and populated in the modeler canvas;
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• activate the information view in response to receiving an activation input via a context menu of the user interface.