COMPUTER-BASED TECHNIQUES FOR STORING AND PROCESSING DATA

摘要

A transaction based system (10) including a data center (11) with a host computer (12) and a front-end processor (13), communication stations (14), terminals (16), extract files (18) and database system (20). Data is arranged in a compressed format in a plurality of records that are related to each other. The records are stored in memory in the form of a plurality of database tables. A link is established between related records. Data from the stored records is accessed by applying a filter operation based on at least one condition specified by the user, the filter operation associating data in the related records based on the link.