SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA MODELING IN AN ITEM-BASED STORAGE PLATFORM

摘要

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a data store(302) comprising Items, Elements, and Relationships. An Item is a unit of datastorage in a data store (302) and further comprises said element and saidrelationship. An Element is an instance of a type comprising one or morefields. A Relationship is a link between at least two Items. The data store(302) further comprising a Core Schema (340) to define a set of Core Items bywhich a hardware/software interface system understands and directly processessaid set of Core Items in a predetermined and predictable way. The core Itemsare derived from a common single base Item which, in turn, is a foundationalitem in a base schema.