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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Li-Wen Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
MetaEdge Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, techniques for organizing information from systems in a data warehousing environment are provided. In a particular embodiment, the invention provides a system for analyzing data in at least data source of an enterprise. The system includes a variety of steps, such as a step of providing a meta model for an enterprise. The enterprise is typically a business activity, but can also be other loci of human activity. A step of forming a data schema from the meta model is also part of the system. The system also includes creating a database organized to the data schema. Translating data from a variety of sources to the data schema is also part of the system. A step of incorporating data into the database is part of the system. The system can also include a step of performing analysis on the data in the database. The combination of these steps can organize information in a data warehousing environment.