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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Robert J. Bestgen, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel E. Beuch, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product to efficiently maintain a database is disclosed. The method, system, and computer program product may include structuring the database to have a table, an index associated with the table, and a log associated with the index. The method, system, and computer program product may include receiving a maintenance request related to the index. The method, system, and computer program product may include accounting for the maintenance request when the index is being searched. The method, system, and computer program product may include adding the maintenance request to the log when the index is not being searched.