System and method to search and generate reports from semi-structured data including dynamic metadata

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for searching and reporting on semistructured data that can include dynamic metadata. One embodiment can comprise providing a user interface to a user based on an object type definition for an object type that allows the user to specify search criteria associated with a set of metadata, mapping the user search criteria to a query that comprises at least one structured query constraint and at least one unstructured query constraint, processing the query to search a set of data objects containing semistructured data associated with the object type according to the query and returning a set of results to the user. The search results can be returned to a user based on user-specified reporting parameters. Additionally, the reporting definition can be saved as an object for future execution.

主权项

1. A system for finding data objects corresponding to a user query, comprising:
non-transitory data storage means storing a set of data objects, each data object in the set of data objects comprising unstructured data and a metadata structure as ascribed by an object type definition for an object type, wherein the object type definition specifies a set of attributes representing metadata for data objects instantiated according to the object type; a search formation engine configured to, based on a particular object type definition for a selected object type, present a user interface on a device, the user interface comprising query options for the user to formulate a query on the selected object type, the query options comprising a structured query constraint and an unstructured query constraint, the search formation engine being further configured to combine the structured query constraint and the unstructured query constraint; and an information retrieval engine configured to process the query from the search formation engine and return data objects that correspond to the query, the data objects being from the set of data objects.