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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
Brian John Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
Douglas R. Fish, Rochester, MN (US);
Cale T. Rath, Byron, MN (US);
David A. Wall, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian John Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
Douglas R. Fish, Rochester, MN (US);
Cale T. Rath, Byron, MN (US);
David A. Wall, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The availability of one or more databases targeted by a federated query may be determined prior to running the federated query against the targeted databases. In response to determining one or more of the targeted databases are unavailable, a user may be notified. The user may also be presented with options for running the federated query. The options may include being notified when all of the targeted databases are available, automatically running the federated query (in the background) when all of the targeted databases are available, and modifying the query to run against currently available databases.