Patent ID: 8583613
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of updating a database, the method comprising: determining that an application has been updated to operate in a first version and a second version, wherein the first version of the application requires data to be stored in a database in a first format, and wherein the second version of the application requires data to be stored in the database in a second format; providing a first data interface and a second data interface between the database and the application, wherein each interface provides for read and write access to the database; providing a system constant that indicates whether the application should operate in the first version or in the second version; providing for the system constant to be assigned a value indicating that the application should operate in the second version; operating the application in the second version based on the value of the system constant; selecting the second data interface based on a value of the system constant; receiving a request from the application, operating in the second version, through the second data interface, to access a first data set in a first table of the database, the first data set being stored in the first format and comprising a first set of data elements; and in response to receiving the request from the application through the second data interface: