Patent ID: 7822729
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for swapping multiple alias names for multiple objects in a database management system via execution of a single command, the method comprising: compiling a Structured Query Language (SQL) swap alias command to create a compiled SQL swap alias command, wherein the single SQL swap alias command is a single SQL statement that comprises a list of multiple different objects whose aliases are to be swapped and which, when compiled and executed, causes a global alias swap of at least one alias name swap for different objects among the multiple different objects in the database management system, wherein the global alias swap of the at least one alias name swap for the multiple different objects is triggered by execution of the compiled SQL swap alias command; and issuing the compiled SQL swap alias command to an SQL interface for the database management system, wherein the compiled SQL swap alias command performs the steps of: