Patent ID: 7606828
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A database system embodied in computer-readable storage media, the database system comprising: a database, wherein the database is a multidimensional database; a plurality of application tools, each of the tools being configured to access data objects from the database, the tools comprising: the data buffer configured to store a copy of the one or more data objects accessed from the database; and a delta buffer configured to store a delta record, wherein the delta record characterizes a difference between the one or more data objects and a modified version of the one or more data objects, the modified version being a result of a change made by the business planning tool to the data objects accessed from the database, the data objects buffered in the data buffer having a logical key corresponding to the database of the data objects, a description of an aggregation level described by characteristics and key figures from which aggregates of the data object may be constructed, and a description of a selection condition representing a slice of the multidimensional database, the business reporting tool and the business planning tool requesting data from the data buffer having a specified aggregation level and a specified selection condition, the delta buffer and the data buffer providing an integrated view to the business reporting tool and the business planning tool.