Patent ID: 6810399
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A repository which stores objects, the repository including:a. a first store for properties of a database storing a number of predetermined properties; b. a second store for storing additional properties, the first store and the second store being provided within the repository, wherein the second store comprises a segmented table structure, the additional properties of each object being stored in one or more respective portions of the segmented table structure, wherein the additional properties of each object are provided as an XML file, wherein the XML file is divided into one or more segments, each segment being stored in a respective row of the segmented table structure, wherein the entire XML file is stored in the segmented table structure, and wherein each segment has an associated sequence identifier indicating a sequence of the segments in the XML file and, c. a processor coupled to the first and second stores for determining or modifying the properties stored in the first and second stores for at least one of the database objects.