Abstract: A system is provided that enables access to data records associated with a product lifecycle management system. The system may include a metadata extractor component configured to determine metadata from data stored in data records and to store the metadata in a metadata library. Also, the system may include a schema configuration component configured to create a schema configuration based on metadata accessed from the metadata library. Further the system may include a schema builder component configured to generate a data store organized based on the created schema configuration, and to store data retrieved from the data records in the data store, based at least in part on metadata accessed from the metadata library based on the schema configuration. An application user interface that accesses the data store may dynamically change based on changes to the schema configuration and metadata library.

Abstract: Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving part data representing a plurality of parts, assigning a unique identifier to each of the parts, assigning at least one event to each of the parts, and storing the part data, unique identifiers, and events in an event descriptor framework (EDF) data structure.

Abstract: During a task of composing an e-mail which comprises a message, a display page having one or more previously-asked questions relevant to the message is outputted to a user. The previously-asked questions may be included in the display page upon determining that a predicted performance of search results found by a search system from a previously-asked questions database for the message is acceptable. The predicted performance is based on parameters determined from an analysis of a performance of the search system for a sample of e-mails received.