Patent ID: 8195641
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for authoring an updated database query by a user modifying a view of the results of a database query, the method comprising: generating the view of the results of the database query; providing a user interface for the user to modify the view of the results of the database query to define results of the updated database query, wherein modifying the view of the results of the database query comprises and further comprises adding one or more fields in a second table to the view; in response to modifying the view of the results of the database query and adding one or more fields in the second table to the view, generating a query definition based on a modification of the view of the results, wherein the query definition reflects a database join operation for adding the one or more fields in the second table; and running the generated query definition on a database to perform the updated database query.