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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Vinod P. Chirayath, Olathe, KS (US);
Zackery M. England, Overland Park, KS (US);
Venkatesh S. Gopal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Salvador Ledezma, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vinod P. Chirayath, Olathe, KS (US);
Zackery M. England, Overland Park, KS (US);
Venkatesh S. Gopal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Salvador Ledezma, Mountain View, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments include a method for searching a hierarchical database structure of a database management system. In some embodiments, the method comprises detecting text input in a database search field, wherein the text input defines a search for data in the hierarchical database structure, wherein the hierarchical database structure includes items, and wherein the items include one or more of actions to be performed on data in the hierarchical database structure, indexes for looking up data in the hierarchical database structure, and database schemas defining databases in the hierarchical database structure. The method can also comprise selecting items in the hierarchical database structure based on the text input; presenting selectable options, wherein the selectable options are associated with the items in the hierarchical database structure; detecting selection of one of the selectable options, and presenting data associated with the one of the items.