Abstract: A computer-implemented method implemented by a database management system (DBMS). The DBMS includes a database with a data table with a plurality of data columns and a condition table with condition columns and a score column. The DBMS receives a request and extracts a data vector from each data column and a condition vector from each condition column. For each of the data vectors, the DBMS computes a match vector selectively including identifiers of the rows in the condition table whose condition value is identical to an attribute value of said data vector, then, the DBMS selectively returns the rows of the condition table whose respective identifier is contained in each of the computed match vectors as the result to the client application for enabling the client application to identify assignments of the data records and the score values of matching condition table rows.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is used to determine a document flow of documents, data on the documents being stored in a documents database. The method involves assigning a hierarchical tree-like structure to the documents. The hierarchical tree-like structure includes one or more hierarchy levels beginning with a document assigned to a root node of the tree-like structure. Each hierarchy level is defined by the direct relations between the documents assigned to tree nodes in the hierarchy level. The method further includes assembling, for a pre-determined number of hierarchy levels, a tabular representation of the hierarchical tree-like structure assigned to the documents, and providing the tabular representation as the document flow.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method determines a document flow of documents stored in a documents database. Data on the documents including relational data may be stored in the documents database. The method includes creating a database view of the document flow of the documents stored in the documents database. Creating the database view of the document flow includes calculating a document-document relationship on the fly by retrieving references from the original documents stored in the documents database. A SQL select statement is used to calculate the document-document relationship.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method implemented by a DBMS. The DBMS comprises a database with a data table with a plurality of data columns and a condition table with condition columns and a score column. The DBMS receives a request and extracts a data vector from each data column and a condition vector from each condition column. For each of the data vectors, the DBMS computes a match vector selectively comprising identifiers of the rows in the condition table whose condition value is identical to an attribute value of said data vector; then, the DBMS selectively returns the rows of the condition table whose respective identifier is contained in each of the computed match vectors as the result to the client application for enabling the client application to identify assignments of the data records and the score values of matching condition table rows.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is used to determine a document flow of documents, data on the documents being stored in a documents database. The method involves assigning a hierarchical tree-like structure to the documents. The hierarchical tree-like structure includes one or more hierarchy levels beginning with a document assigned to a root node of the tree-like structure. Each hierarchy level is defined by the direct relations between the documents assigned to tree nodes in the hierarchy level. The method further includes assembling, for a pre-determined number of hierarchy levels, a tabular representation of the hierarchical tree-like structure assigned to the documents, and providing the tabular representation as the document flow.