Metadata search based on semantics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016357758-A1
Application number	US-201615243342-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 22, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a method and an apparatus of enriching search results with metadata are provided to receive a plurality of metadata associated with an entity and storing the plurality of metadata in a repository. A search request associated with the entity is received and search results that comprise a portion of the plurality of metadata stored in the repository are determined.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method to enrich search results with metadata, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of metadata associated with an entity wherein the entity is associated with a plurality of relationships and relationship types; storing the plurality of metadata in a repository, the plurality of metadata comprising (i) an entity name and (ii) a plurality of target entities associated with the entity name wherein each respective target entity is associated with a relationship type field that indicates a type of relationship between the entity and the respective target entity; receiving a search request associated with the entity; and determining search results that comprise a portion of the plurality of metadata stored in the repository.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the repository further comprises a relationship weight field that indicates a weight for each type of relationship and the portion of the plurality of metadata is based on a score calculation associated with the weight of each relationship type.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the repository further comprises an entity type field.

24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of metadata is received from a metadata engine.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of metadata comprises entities such as a report, a report field, a database column, and a database table.

26 . The method of claim 21 , where the portion of the plurality of metadata is transmitted based on a score calculation.

27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the entity is a target entity and the metadata is associated with the entity being affected when a change is made to a source entity.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the target entity resides in a first system and the source entity resides in a second system.

29 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the entity is a source entity and the metadata is associated with a change to the entity that affects a target entity.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the target entity resides in a first system and the source entity resides in a second system.

31 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method to enrich search results with metadata, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of metadata associated with an entity wherein the entity is associated with a plurality of relationships and relationship types; storing the plurality of metadata in a repository, the plurality of metadata comprising (i) an entity name and (ii) a plurality of target entities associated with the entity name wherein each respective target entity is associated with a relationship type field that indicates a type of relationship between the entity and the respective target entity; receiving a search request associated with the entity; and determining search results that comprise a portion of the plurality of metadata stored in the repository.

32 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the repository further comprises a relationship weight field that indicates a weight for each type of relationship and the portion of the plurality of metadata is based on a score calculation associated with the weight of each relationship type.

33 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the repository further comprises an entity type field.

34 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the plurality of metadata is received from a metadata engine.

35 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the plurality of metadata comprises entities such as a report, a report field, a database column, and a database table.

36 . The apparatus of claim 31 , where the portion of the plurality of metadata is transmitted based on a score calculation.

37 . The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the entity is a target entity and the metadata is associated with the entity being affected when a change is made to a source entity.

38 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method to enrich search results with metadata, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of metadata associated with an entity wherein the entity is associated with a plurality of relationships and relationship types; storing the plurality of metadata in a repository, the plurality of metadata comprising (i) an entity name and (ii) a plurality of target entities associated with the entity name wherein each respective target entity is associated with a relationship type field that indicates a type of relationship between the entity and the respective target entity; receiving a search request associated with the entity; and determining search results that comprise a portion of the plurality of metadata stored in the repository.

39 . The medium of claim 38 , wherein the repository further comprises a relationship weight field that indicates a weight for each type of relationship and the portion of the plurality of metadata is based on a score calculation associated with the weight of each relationship type.

40 . The medium of claim 38 , wherein the repository further comprises an entity type field.

Assignees

• Sap Se

Inventors

• He Min
• Kung David
• Mangipudi Suryanarayana
• Qian Hongfan

Classifications

• G06F17/30554

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30477

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30312

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/3053 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F16/22

  Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures · CPC title