Inventors:
Maria Theresa Barnes Leon - Fremont CA, US
Richard Mark Exley - San Carlos CA, US
Adam Sherman Christensen - Oakland CA, US
Caroline Muralitharan - San Jose CA, US
Lin Foong Lee - Fremont CA, US
Silvia Eva Tittel - Dietersheim, DE
Assignee:
Siebel Systems, Inc. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
Abstract:
A data model that allows for relationships between entities, also referred to as parties, to be modeled as attributes of an entity and for customization of the data model in a manner that facilitates upgrading of the data model. The data model defines a party class that includes a party identifier and a list of relationships of that party with other parties. The relationships may include represented-by relationships, customer-of relationships, contact-of relationships, or employee-of relationships. The party class can be sub-classed (i. e. , be a base class for a derived class) depending on the type of party that is being model.
