Patent ID: 6418426
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for controlling database replication services in a computer, comprising:(a) displaying a hierarchy representing a replication group on a monitor connected to a computer, wherein the hierarchy is comprised of a root group node, at least one database node within the root group node, and at least one table sub-node within the database node, and wherein the replication group comprises a set of rules governing replication of tables represented by the table sub-nodes across a plurality of computer systems; (b) selecting one or more database nodes and one or more table sub-nodes from the hierarchy to identify the databases and tables upon which an action is to be performed across the plurality of computer systems; (c) updating the displayed hierarchy to denote the selected database nodes and table sub-nodes; and (d) performing an action on the databases and tables represented by the selected database nodes and table sub-nodes in the displayed hierarchy across the plurality of computer systems, further comprising feeding updates to the databases and tables acted upon and represented by the selected database nodes and table sub-nodes in the displayed hierarchy on a continual basis.