Lucent Technologies Inc.

Christopher Dean Sallstrom

Joseph Francis Lennert

William T Mahaney

Jeffrey W Lev

Charlene Ros

Russel V Dalenberg

In this invention, a computer program stored in the memory of a computer is used to mine preexisting data located in a variety of preexisting source databases. The computer program either creates a new database from parts of existing databases or modifies an existing database. The computer program replaces the current system's reliance upon manual data entry by data engineers to configure the operation of a new telecommunication switch or replace the software in a telecommunication switch that was damaged or requires a new data configuration. The invention is a computer containing a software program capable of manipulating and modifying data from source databases during the creation or modification of a new database. This invention provides accurate and timely customer information, significantly decreases the time interval for engineering a new database, decreases the research and data entry time, decreases the interval for lab planning and project management, improves database integrity, provides a cleaner database, reuses existing data eliminating double data entry, reuses some existing software code, and uses preexisting office data administration tools and provides a platform for future growth and expandability. By accomplishing these tasks, the telecommunication switch manufacturer or telecommunication switch operator saves time, money and decreases time-to-market product and service schedules.

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Lisle, IL, United States of America

Christopher Dean Sallstrom