Patent ID: 7599947
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a network of computers where a Metastore database holds all the schemas of a Data Management System (DMS) database and wherein a Server operates from a Hierarchical database schema to enable a PC to develop a Relational schema which correlates to said original Hierarchical schema, a method for producing a Relational schema for a database in said PC comprising the steps of: (a) utilizing a Description File which lays out all aspects of a database to load Database Management schema into said Metastore, wherein said utilization includes the steps of: (b) generating an XMI schema from said Metastore; (c) using a Graphical User Interface to apply an XSLT style sheet to an XMI file to generate a Relational XMI file with Relational schema; and (d) viewing and editing said Relational XMI file using open tools, said Relational schema being usable to develop a Relational database.