Management apparatus and method for managing data elements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9501538-B2
Application number	US-201414160551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2014
Priority date	Jan 22, 2013
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for identifying relationships between data elements stored in a storage system are provided. A common check-in procedure of related data elements is analyzed, and an additional database is provided for storing information of data elements that have been checked-in together. Based on an analysis of information stored in the additional database, an indication may be automatically generated and provided to a user in order to give a hint for related data elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A management apparatus for managing a plurality of data elements of a code base of a software system, the management apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a plurality of data elements;
a memory configured to store the plurality of received data elements;
a database configured to record link data specifying data elements that have been received together by the receiver;
a requesting device configured to receive a request for reading a requested data element being stored in the memory;
a computing device configured to calculate a statistical value indicating a relationship between the plurality of data elements stored in the memory based on the link data recorded in the database; and
an identifying device configured to identify a further data element related with the requested data element based on the link data stored in the database, based on the calculated statistical value, and when a calculated frequency value between the requested data element and the further data element exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the calculated statistical value being a frequency of commonly received data elements,
wherein the identifying device comprises the computing device.

2. The management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the database is further configured to record an indication specifying the data elements that have been received together.

3. The management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the database is further configured to record a time stamp of each data element of the plurality of data elements received by the receiver.

4. The management apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a messaging device configured to provide an indication of the identified further data element.

5. The management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identifying device is configured to identify the further data element based on the link data relating to a predetermined number of previous, next, or previous and next storing operations of received data elements.

6. The management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identification of the further data element comprises identification of the further data element based on the link data relating to the storing of received data elements within a predetermined time period.

7. The management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of data elements comprises a set of Files, Directories, Sub-Directories, Namespaces, Classes, or Class methods/functions.

8. A data storage and management system, comprising:
a management apparatus for managing a plurality of data elements of a code base of a software system, the management apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive the plurality of data elements;
a memory configured to store the plurality of received data elements;
a database configured to record link data specifying data elements that have been received together by the receiver;
a requesting device configured to receive a request for reading a requested data element being stored in the memory;
a computing device configured to calculate a statistical value indicating a relationship between the plurality of data elements stored in the memory based on the link data recorded in the database; and
an identifying device that includes the computing device, the identifying device being configured to identify a further data element related with the requested data element based on the link data stored in the database, based on the calculated statistical value, and when a calculated frequency value between the requested data element and the further data element exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the calculated statistical value being a frequency of commonly received data elements; and

a user terminal configured to send a data element to the management apparatus and to receive a data element from the management apparatus upon request.

9. A method for managing a plurality of data elements of a code base of a software system, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of data elements;
storing the plurality of received data elements in a memory;
recording link data in a database, the link data specifying data elements that have been received together;
receiving a request for reading a requested data element stored in the memory;
calculating a statistical value indicating a relationship between the plurality of data elements stored in the memory based on the link data recorded in the database; and
identifying a further data element related with the requested data element based on the link data stored in the database, based on the calculated statistical value, and when a computed frequency value between the requested data element and the further data element exceeds a predetermined threshold value,
wherein the calculated statistical value is a frequency of commonly received data elements.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying the further data element based on the link data relating to a predetermined number of previous, next, or previous and next storing operations of received data elements.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying the further data element based on the link data relating to storing of received data elements within a predetermined time period.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of data elements comprises a set of Files, Directories, Sub-Directories, Namespaces, Classes or Class methods/functions.

13. A method for managing a plurality of data elements of a code base of a software system, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of data elements;
storing the plurality of received data elements in a memory;
recording link data in a database, the link data specifying data elements that have been received together;
receiving a request for reading a requested data element stored in the memory;
calculating a statistical value indicating a relationship between the plurality of data elements stored in the memory based on the link data recorded in the database; and
identifying a further data element related with the requested data element based on the link data stored in the database, based on the calculated statistical value, and when a computed frequency value is within a predetermined confidence interval,
wherein the calculated statistical value is a frequency of commonly received data elements.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying the further data element based on the link data relating to a predetermined number of previous, next, or previous and next storing operations of received data elements.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying the further data element based on the link data relating to storing of received data elements within a predetermined time period.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of data elements comprises a set of Files, Directories, Sub-Directories, Namespaces, Classes or Class methods/functions.

17. A management apparatus for managing a plurality of data elements of a code base of a software system, the management apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a plurality of data elements;
a memory configured to store the plurality of received data elements;
a database configured to record link data specifying data elements that have been received together by the receiver;
a requesting device configured to receive a request for reading a requested data element being stored in the memory;
a computing device configured to calculate a statistical value indicating a relation

Assignees

• Wuchner Egon
• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Wuchner Egon

Classifications

• G06F16/252 Primary

  between a Database Management System and a front-end application · CPC title

• G06F8/71 Primary

  Version control (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57); Configuration management · CPC title

• G06F17/3056 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic