System and method for managing bi-directional relationships...

Details System and method for managing bi-directional relationships... System and method for managing bi-directional relationships...

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Ali, Mohammad (Department: 2161)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C717S108000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07020659

ABSTRACT:
A bi-directional relationship manager is described for setting a new reference value for managing bi-directional relationships between objects in an object model. The bi-directional relationship manager receives bi-directional relationship information indicating interrelation between objects having one or more bi-directional relationships. It creates proxy objects based on the bi-directional relationship information for selected bi-directional relationship objects having bi-directional relationships. A created proxy object receives a new reference value to be set in a selected object relating to a bi-directional relationship. It determines, using one or more of the proxy objects, a new peer value to be set in a peer object which has the bi-directional relationship with the selected object, and sets the new peer value to a proxy object created for the peer object. It may also update reference values of other related objects that are related to the selected object through one or more bi-directional relationships to reflect the change in references.

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