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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Abhinav Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Lei Sheng, Foster City, CA (US);
Sankar Subramanian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nathan Folkert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abhinav Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Lei Sheng, Foster City, CA (US);
Sankar Subramanian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nathan Folkert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for densification of data is provided. A method and apparatus for including a construct for partitioning data within a DML statement is provided. The construct for partitioning data may not necessarily perform a densification of data, and the densification of data may not necessarily include a construct for partitioning data. In an embodiment, the syntax of an OUTER JOIN is extended to include a PARTITION BY construct that may be used for data densification.