Abstract: An apparatus, system, and signal bearing medium are disclosed for dynamically allocating meta-data repository resources. In one embodiment, the present invention includes tracking resources allocated to a meta-data repository, evaluating repository usage of the resources allocated to a meta-data repository to ascertain whether a resource adjustment is desirable, determining the desirable adjustments to the resources allocated to a meta-data repository, and adjusting the allocated resources in accordance with the determined amount. In one embodiment dynamically allocating meta-data repository resources, strings and buffers from volatile memory, will efficiently use necessary resources thereby not misusing essential system memory. By dynamically allocating meta-data repository resources, system and work performance are enhanced increasing productivity.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for passing data between catalogs in a computer operating system. The apparatus includes an identifying module, a receiving module, a definition module, and an updating module. The identifying module identifies a first catalog having at least one data set to be passed to a second catalog. The receiving module receives the information from the first catalog. The information includes the location of data-specific information. The definition module utilizes the information received from the first catalog to define the second catalog. The updating module utilizes the location of the data-specific information received from the first catalog to update the information to reflect the name of the second catalog.