Patent ID: 9026901
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing, using a second application, annotations created by a first application, comprising: receiving a request, from the second application, for an indication of annotated data objects described by the annotations, wherein the data objects appear in a data source being accessed by the second application, wherein the data source was created using the first application; obtaining, from an index table, a first set of parameters used by the first application to identify the annotated data objects, wherein the index table stores a unique identifier for each annotated data object based on a set of identification (ID) parameters, wherein each parameter of the first set of parameters corresponds to a respective column in the index table, wherein each parameter of the first set of parameters is based on a first access type used by the first application to access the data source; transforming the first set of parameters of the index table into a second set of parameters suitable for use by the second application to identify the annotated data objects, wherein the second set of parameters is based on a second access type used by the second application to access the data source; and in response to the request, returning the second set of parameters to the second application as the indication of the annotated data objects described by the annotations.