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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Joseph P. Bigus, Hilton Head, SC (US);
Leon Gong, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for managing time dimension tables are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises providing an intelligent time dimension agent application and optimizing a time dimension table by the intelligent time dimension agent based upon changing data in associated fact tables. In a second aspect, the system comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes an application which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to carry out the steps of the method. In a third aspect, the computer program product comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program recorded thereon, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer device, causes the computer device to carry out the steps of the method.