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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Adam Brenner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jehuda Shemer, Kfar Saba, IL;
Steven Sadhwani, Round Rock, TX (US);
Valerie Lotosh, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Erez Sharvit, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Chris E. Rowen, Bedford, NH (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Performing charge/showback operations in a large-scale data system by scanning multiple data sources to identify data objects for processing as a unitary group with respect to common characteristics that have an impact on finances within the system. Metadata of the identified data objects are stored in a dynamic dataset that defines a single data access unit for the referenced data objects. The system processes a user query regarding cost allocations, cost forecasts, and resource usage of respective groups within an organization. The query initiates a charge-back or show-back operation that allocates costs associated with each respective usage of resources by a department or cost center, and accesses the referenced data objects through the dataset as a single unit based on data content rather than data location in a file directory of the system.