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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Geraldine E. Archer, Portsmouth, GB;
Richard A. Hopkins, Yarm, GB;
Kevin H. Jenkins, Hampshire, GB;
Philip D. Tetlow, Stockton on Tees, GB;
Christopher C. Winter, Waterlooville, GB;
Geraldine E. Archer, Portsmouth, GB;
Richard A. Hopkins, Yarm, GB;
Kevin H. Jenkins, Hampshire, GB;
Philip D. Tetlow, Stockton on Tees, GB;
Christopher C. Winter, Waterlooville, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity; and an assignor component for assigning a behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits a behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits a behavior associated with one of the atom data entities.