Patent ID: 6178425
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of managing a database, said database including:a) a central database (3) residing on a server (1) andb) separate partially replicated databases (23a, 23b, 23c), said separate partially replicated databases residing on separate clients (21a, 21b, 21c) and having separate users (33a, 33b, 33c),said method comprisingi) determining from a set of visibility rules stored at a central location, the visibility of a user (33a, 33b, 33c) of a partially replicated database (23a, 23b, 23c) at a separate client (21a, 21b, 21c) to data being propagated from the server (1), andii) propagating said data from the server (1) to a partially replicated database (23a, 23b, 23c) on the separate client (21a, 21b, 21c) only if the user (33a, 33b, 33c) of the partially replicated database (23a, 23b, 23c) on the separate client (21a, 21b, 21c) has visibility to the data.