Patent ID: 8473515
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A database system comprising: a database; a database instance of the database, wherein the database instance includes a set of instance database objects, and wherein the database instance is accessible by at least an instance user; and at least one database tenant associated with the database instance, wherein the at least one database tenant includes a set of tenant database objects, wherein the at least one database tenant provides access to the database instance by the at least one tenant user, such that the at least one instance user and the at least one tenant user may independently access the database instance without affecting one another, wherein each of the at least one instance user and the at least one tenant user are configured with independent accessibility, wherein the at least one database tenant is addressable by a namespace of the form, DATABASE.TENANT.SCHEMA.TABLENAME, wherein DATABASE identifies a database system instance, wherein TENANT identifies a database tenant, wherein SCHEMA identifies a table owner, and wherein TABLEAME identifies a table within the SCHEMA, and wherein the namespace is configured to allow the database to store multiple production tables in the same database instance while keeping the multiple production tables having a same name completely independent from one another.