Patent ID: 6385604
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: C03B,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A relational database management system (RDBMS) comprising:a relational data store storing fact data; an aggregation module, operatively coupled to the relational data store, for aggregating the fact data and storing the resultant aggregated data in a non-relational multi-dimensional data store; a query servicing mechanism, operatively coupled to the aggregation module, for servicing query statements generated in response to user input, said query servicing mechanism comprising: a reference generating mechanism for generating a user-defined reference to aggregated fact data generated by the aggregation module; and a query processing mechanism for processing a given query statement, wherein, upon identifying that the given query statement is on said user-defined reference, communicates with said aggregation module over an interface therebetween to retrieve portions of aggregated fact data pointed to by said reference that are relevant to said given query statement.