Abstract: Techniques for allowing a user to invoke lifecycle operations on a data store configured in accordance with a data management scheme, without knowledge of the data management scheme. Techniques include receiving user input from a user interface; identifying, in the received user input, an indication of a first lifecycle operation corresponding to a first entry in a template; based on information in the first entry, identifying in the received user input a first configuration value associated with the first lifecycle operation; formatting the first configuration value as at least a portion of at least one argument to a first command; and invoking, via the first command with the at least one argument, a first computer program configured to perform the first lifecycle operation on the data store.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques, performed by a data processing system, for enabling efficient development of software application programs in a dynamic environment with multiple datasets by generating entries in a dataset catalog to provide a software application program with access to output data dynamically generated by dataflow graphs, the entries associated with respective software application programs developed as dataflow graphs. The techniques include identifying a subgraph, wherein, when the subgraph is executed, the subgraph generates output data by applying one or more data processing operations to data obtained from one or more data sources; creating, in the dataset catalog, a new entry associated with the identified subgraph, the new entry associated with information indicating nodes, links, and configuration parameters of the identified subgraph; and configuring the dataset catalog to enable access to the new entry, in the dataset catalog, associated with the identified subgraph.

Abstract: A data processing system with a dataset multiplexer that enables applications to be written to specify access to datasets as operations on logical datasets. During execution of an application by the data processing system, operations that access a dataset are implemented by accessing an entry in a dataset catalog for the logical dataset. That entry includes information to access the physical data source storing the logical dataset, including conversion of data from the format of the physical data source to the format of the logical dataset. An entry in the catalog may be created based on registration of a data source with the dataset multiplexer and may be updated automatically based on changes in storage of the dataset. This maintenance of the catalog may be partially or totally automated such that the system automatically adjusts to any changes in storage of the dataset without need for modification of any application.

Abstract: Techniques for allowing a user to invoke lifecycle operations on a data store configured in accordance with a data management scheme, without knowledge of the data management scheme. Techniques include receiving user input from a user interface; identifying, in the received user input, an indication of a first lifecycle operation corresponding to a first entry in a template; based on information in the first entry, identifying in the received user input a first configuration value associated with the first lifecycle operation; formatting the first configuration value as at least a portion of at least one argument to a first command; and invoking, via the first command with the at least one argument, a first computer program configured to perform the first lifecycle operation on the data store.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring execution of structured query language (SQL) queries. The techniques include: obtaining a SQL query; generating a query plan for the SQL query, the query plan comprising a plurality of operations to be performed by the data processing system including at least a first operation and a second operation; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a plurality of GUI elements including a first GUI element representing the first operation and a second GUI element representing the second operation; during execution of the SQL query, gathering tracking information for the SQL query including gathering first tracking information for the first operation and second tracking information for the second operation; and displaying, in the GUI, at least some of the first tracking information in association with the first GUI element and at least some of the second tracking information in association with the second GUI element.

Abstract: Techniques for allowing a user to invoke lifecycle operations on a data store configured in accordance with a data management scheme, without knowledge of the data management scheme. Techniques include receiving user input from a user interface; identifying, in the received user input, an indication of a first lifecycle operation corresponding to a first entry in a template; based on information in the first entry, identifying in the received user input a first configuration value associated with the first lifecycle operation; formatting the first configuration value as at least a portion of at least one argument to a first command; and invoking, via the first command with the at least one argument, a first computer program configured to perform the first lifecycle operation on the data store.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring execution of structured query language (SQL) queries. The techniques include: obtaining a SQL query; generating a query plan for the SQL query, the query plan comprising a plurality of operations to be performed by the data processing system including at least a first operation and a second operation; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a plurality of GUI elements including a first GUI element representing the first operation and a second GUI element representing the second operation; during execution of the SQL query, gathering tracking information for the SQL query including gathering first tracking information for the first operation and second tracking information for the second operation; and displaying, in the GUI, at least some of the first tracking information in association with the first GUI element and at least some of the second tracking information in association with the second GUI element.

Abstract: A method for supporting communication between a client and a server includes receiving a first message from a client. The method also includes creating an object in response to the first message. The method also includes sending a response to the first message to the client. The method also includes receiving changes to the object from a server. The method also includes storing the changes to the object. The method also includes receiving a second message from the client. The method also includes sending the stored changes to the client with a response to the second message.

Abstract: A method for supporting communication between a client and a server includes receiving a first message from a client. The method also includes creating an object in response to the first message. The method also includes sending a response to the first message to the client. The method also includes receiving changes to the object from a server. The method also includes storing the changes to the object. The method also includes receiving a second message from the client. The method also includes sending the stored changes to the client with a response to the second message.