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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2008
Alan Fothergill, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Alan Fothergill, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for searching business objects. According to one embodiment, a method of searching one or more business objects can comprise receiving a set of search criteria and identifying attributes of the business object that match the search criteria by searching an indexed composite document representing the business object based on the search criteria. The indexed composite document can comprise an indication of a value of one or more attributes of the business object and metadata associated with at least one of the values. Searching the indexed composite document can comprise performing a keyword search on the metadata of the composite document based on the search criteria. An indication of the identified attributes of the business object can be returned ordered by relevance to the search criteria.