Intelligent storing and retrieving in an enterprise data system
View Patent ↗A method and system is presented which provides a TDM framework for managing self-describing measurement data. The TDM framework provides applications with a central platform for accessing measurement data across an entire enterprise system. By means of individual plug-ins, which may be specific to a given data file format, meta-data for each data store in the enterprise may be indexed in a unified manner. The unified indexing, in turn, provides the ability to browse and query the indexed measurement data without requiring the opening or reading from a source data file.
1. A non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:
receive a query over a network for measurement data from a remote client, wherein the measurement data are the result of one or more measurements, wherein the measurement data comprises at least a portion of first measurement data, wherein the first measurement data is stored in a plurality of data files in an enterprise system, wherein meta-data is stored with the first measurement data, wherein the meta-data describes characteristics of the first measurement data, wherein the query includes parameters of meta-data associated with the measurement data;
search an index of the plurality of data files according to the query, wherein the index is organized according to the meta-data;
provide the measurement data over the network to the remote client;
select one or more plug-ins for viewing the measurement data based on the parameters of meta-data; and
provide the one or more plug-ins over the network to the remote client in response to the query, wherein the one or more plug-ins are used by the remote client to view the measurement data;
wherein said receiving, said searching, said providing the measurement data, and said providing the one or more plug-ins are performed by one or more servers.
2. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium claim 1 , wherein said providing the measurement data to the remote client comprises providing the remote client connection information to access the measurement data.
3. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions are further executable to:
provide the remote client connection information, wherein the connection information is usable by the client to transmit the query over the network.
4. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more plug-ins are specific to the measurement data.
5. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more plug-ins comprise all plug-ins associated with the first measurement data.
6. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers are comprised in a distributed enterprise system.
7. The non-transitory computer-accessible memory medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers are comprised in a technical management data system.
8. A method, comprising:
utilizing a computer to perform:
storing measurement data in a plurality of data files in an enterprise system, wherein the measurement data are the result of one or more measurements, wherein said storing measurement data includes storing meta-data associated with the measurement data, wherein the meta-data describes characteristics of the measurement data;
receiving a query over a network for first measurement data from a remote client, wherein the query includes parameters of meta-data associated with the first measurement data;
searching an index of the plurality of data files according to the query, wherein the index is organized according to the meta-data;
providing the first measurement data over the network to the remote client; and
selecting one or more plug-ins for viewing the measurement data based on the parameters of meta-data; and
providing a plug-in over the network to the remote client in response to the query, wherein the plug-in is used by the remote client to view the first measurement data;
wherein said receiving, said searching, said providing the measurement data, and said providing the one or more plug-ins are performed by one or more servers.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said providing the first measurement data to the remote client comprises providing the remote client connection information to access the first measurement data.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
providing the remote client connection information, wherein the connection information is usable by the client to transmit the query over the network.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plug-in is specific to the first measurement data.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more servers are comprised in a distributed enterprise system.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more servers are comprised in a technical management data system.
14. A computer system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium comprises program instructions executable by the processor to:
receive a query over a network for measurement data from a remote client, wherein the measurement data are the result of one or more measurements, wherein the measurement data comprises at least a portion of first measurement data, wherein the first measurement data is stored in a plurality of data files in an enterprise system, wherein meta-data is stored with the first measurement data, wherein the meta-data describes characteristics of the first measurement data, wherein the query includes parameters of meta-data associated with the measurement data;
search an index of the plurality of data files according to the query, wherein the index is organized according to the meta-data;
select one or more plug-ins for viewing the measurement data based on the parameters of meta-data; and
provide the measurement data over the network to the remote client; and
synchronize one or more plug-ins stored on the remote client over the network in response to the query, wherein at least one plug-in of the one or more plug-ins is used by the remote client to view the measurement data;
wherein said receiving, said searching, said providing the measurement data, and said synchronizing the one or more plug-ins are performed by one or more servers.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein said providing the measurement data to the remote client comprises providing the remote client connection information to access the measurement data.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to:
provide the remote client connection information, wherein the connection information is usable by the client to transmit the query over the network.
17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more plug-ins are specific to the measurement data.