Patent ID: 8972439
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for exploring a data dictionary of a database, comprising: sending from a host system, a page with a user interface having an input area that receives input data related to an identity of an entity object, the entity object being one of a collection of objects that perform database related activities, the entity objects in the collection facilitate writing code for performing the database related activities without having to interact with the database directly, the host system including one or more machines including a processor system having at least one or more processors and a memory system that stores the database, and metadata associated with the entity object; receiving, by the host system, the page with a selection of the entity object; retrieving, by the processor system, metadata of a set of one or more entity objects from the collection based on the input data related to the identity; and sending, from the host system, a data description of at least one of the entity object associated with the entity object selected including at least the metadata of the entity object.