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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Bipul Sinha, Foster City, CA (US);
Vivekanandhan Raja, Foster City, CA (US);
Amit Ganesh, San Jose, CA (US);
Bipul Sinha, Foster City, CA (US);
Vivekanandhan Raja, Foster City, CA (US);
Amit Ganesh, San Jose, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are algorithms, mechanisms, processes, mechanisms, and systems to implement a query upon past versions. In one approach, the version query can be defined as either 'rowid'-based access or non-rowid based access. With rowid based access, a given rowid is used to identify the data for which past versions are desired. Also disclosed is a mechanism, system, interface, and process to allow specification of a new table decoration clause to obtain one or more past version of one or more data items. The version query provides for a direct interface to get multiple versions of the row(s). In addition, information about the past versions can be retrieved and displayed along with the past versions.