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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Torsten Ziegler, Dlelheim, DE;
Frank-martin Haas, Wiesloch, DE;
Inventors:
Torsten Ziegler, Dlelheim, DE;
Frank-Martin Haas, Wiesloch, DE;
Assignee:
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and a system for managing database usage. The methods and system include receiving a request to create a table, determining the table is an empty table, and storing a pseudo-table in a data store in response to determining the table is empty. The pseudo-table may be a database view. Metadata related to a table may be stored in the pseudo-table to describe characteristics of the table. The pseudo-table occupies less space than a corresponding empty table. The system may implement the methods in middleware transparent to the applications.