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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009

Filed:

May. 08, 2003
Applicants:

Kim Cameron, Bellevue, WA (US);

Mark Brown, Seattle, WA (US);

Matthias Leibmann, Woodinville, WA (US);

James H. Booth, Barrie, CA;

Max L. Benson, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Kim Cameron, Bellevue, WA (US);

Mark Brown, Seattle, WA (US);

Matthias Leibmann, Woodinville, WA (US);

James H. Booth, Barrie, CA;

Max L. Benson, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems provide a relational directory of organizational information. Organizational data objects and their associated attributes are maintained in a relational directory. An organizational hierarchy is converted to a relational directory using projection, joining, and import attribute flow rules. Attributes in a relational directory may be exported out of the relational directory to a hierarchical directory.


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