Patent ID: 6901408
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer system having means for performing the steps of a method according to: a) processing user input information comprising meta-information defining a first specification of the graph structure, said meta-information comprising general information about the admissibility of graph properties comprising admissible node type semantic meaning, relationship between said node types, and attributes of each node type prescribed by the model, and b) at runtime of the program, presenting a user-interface for entering a second graph specification reflecting a concrete instance said graph dedicated for managing the business data according to the requirements determined by said first specification, and c) checking user input for consistency with said first specification, wherein said data is related to each other according to an entire relationship model, and a set of database tables is provided for managing both graph specifications; and wherein a first table stores the plurality of node types with respective top level or leaf level or leaf level information, a second table stores the attributes for each node type, and a third table stores the relationship between said node types.