A system, method, and article of manufacture for supporting summary tables in a distributed database environment is disclosed. The system generally comprises a central program and a plurality of remote database systems that may be heterogeneous. The central program is configured to communicate with the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6496828?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6496828 - Support for summary tables in a heterogeneous database environment
Support for summary tables in a heterogeneous database environment