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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2007
Applicants:

Michael Grossman, Marlborough, MA (US);

John Rees, Brookline, MA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Grossman, Marlborough, MA (US);

John Rees, Brookline, MA (US);

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system for definition control in a data repository application. Each structure for the repository application is defined. Each structure and a corresponding definition for the structure are stored in a library. An object is created for each structure stored in the library that points to the definition. The structures are interconnected as the application is built. The repository application is built for a specific use includes each of the interconnected structures and provides automatic tracking of each use of each definition and automatic cascading of definition changes to each use.


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