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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Carl Jonas Carlsson, Mason City, IA (US);
Sujit Maharana, Chaska, MN (US);
John Whelan, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for XML subdocument selection and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a document having fragments with attribute/value pairs and receiving logical expressions that define relationships between fragments of the document. The method includes analyzing the logical expressions according to the document and creating an index based on the analysis that includes names of the fragments to be candidates for selection into subdocuments. The method includes extracting, from the document, all fragments named in the index and creating, in the index, an entry for each attribute/value pair. The method includes creating a plurality of subdocuments corresponding to the document and storing the subdocuments, including the respective related fragments.