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April 17, 2007

Patent Granted 7,206,785

Impact Analysis of MetadataMethods and systems for estimating impact between metadata descriptors are provided. A software program compares a first metadata descriptor with a second metadata descriptor and determines an impact rating between the metadata descriptors. The impact rating may be used to map metadata descriptors or as an indication of how a change in one database will effect other interrelated databases.
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Posted by Todd at April 17, 2007 11:03 PM