Inventors:
Vladimir Gorelik - Palo Alto CA
Craig R. Powers - San Carlos CA
John E. Zicker - Portola Valley CA
Nicholas F. Engelhardt - San Jose CA
Assignee:
Sagent Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
G06F 1730
Abstract:
One embodiment of the invention includes data descriptions of data in a database. The data descriptions include baseviews and metaviews. The baseviews reference specific portions of the actual database schema while the metaviews provide descriptions of baseviews. Each baseview includes specific references to specific columns in tables stored in the database.