CN107085595A - A kind of unstructured metadata association method and system of power industry - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide a kind of unstructured metadata association method and system of power industry, to solve that in prior art merging for unstructured data and structural data can not be realized.Comprise the following steps：Structural data table is set up at structural data center, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；Unstructured data management platform sets up unstructured data table, document information and corresponding document coding for storage equipment；When unstructured data management platform has document upload, the metadata of document is obtained, a unique document coding is distributed to the document of each upload, and document coding and corresponding metadata are stored in unstructured data metadata table；The document coding is added in structural data table simultaneously, to by document coding by the data correlation in unstructured data into structural data table, realize associating for unstructured data table and structural data table.
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Technical field
The present invention relates in power domain, specifically a kind of unstructured metadata association method and system of power industry.
Background technology
As socio-economic development enters " internet+" epoch, data are known as enterprise's most valuable assets by industry
One of, how to run data well, mining data assets value turned into and accelerated business innovation when predecessor company, improve fine-grained management and
One of important foundation work of science decision level.Business data type includes structural data, unstructured data, magnanimity number
According to, GIS data etc., substantial amounts of enterprise information assets are analysed in depth, advantageous information is excavated, is intelligent decision service, beats
Broken stream compression and shared barrier, realize that all types of data of enterprise are effectively integrated, and need to carry out the design of four class data storages, go forward side by side
Row correlation model is designed.Wherein there is larger difference in unstructured data with structural data in terms of data type, especially
In power industry, unstructured data existence range is wide, existence form is diversified, data resource lacks unified management, it is impossible to real
Existing unstructured data is merged with the height of structural data, therefore this patent proposes a kind of unstructured first number of power industry
According to correlating method and system.
The content of the invention
The present invention is intended to provide a kind of unstructured metadata association method and system of power industry, to solve prior art
Merging for unstructured data and structural data can not be realized in scheme.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry, bag
Include following steps：
Structural data table is set up at structural data center, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
Unstructured data management platform sets up unstructured data table, for the document information of storage equipment and corresponding
Document coding；
When unstructured data management platform has document upload, the metadata of document is obtained, to the text of each upload
Shelves all distribute a unique document coding, and document coding and corresponding metadata are stored in into unstructured data metadata
In table；Simultaneously by the document coding be added in structural data table, to by document coding by unstructured data
Data correlation is into structural data table.
Further, the metadata includes document path and document title.
Further, the document path is by setting the network site that IP modes are defined.
Further, the metadata also includes document data size, Doctype, document modification time, document data
The circulation way of storage mode, the producer of document data and document data.
Further, when document is copied to multiple positions, multiple documents are stored in unstructured data metadata table
Path.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry,
Including：
Structural data module, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
Unstructured data module, document information and corresponding document coding for storage equipment；
Relating module, for when unstructured data management platform has document upload, storing the document uploaded and acquisition
The metadata of document, a unique document coding is distributed to document of each upload, and by document coding and corresponding
Metadata is stored in unstructured data meta data block；The document coding is added in structural data module, is used to
By document coding by the data correlation in unstructured data into structural data module.
Further, the metadata includes document path and document title.
Further, the document path is by setting the network site that IP modes are defined.
Further, the metadata also includes document data size, Doctype, document modification time, document data
The circulation way of storage mode, the producer of document data and document data.
Further, when document is copied to multiple positions, multiple documents are stored in unstructured data metadata table
Path.
Following advantageous effects can be obtained by implementing the present invention：When unstructured data management platform has on document
During biography, the metadata of document is obtained, unique document coding is distributed, and document coding and corresponding metadata are stored in non-knot
In structure data metadata table, while the document coding is added in structural data table, non-knot is realized by document coding
Structure tables of data is associated with structural data table.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a kind of flow chart of the unstructured metadata association method of power industry of the invention；
Fig. 2 is a kind of instance graph of the unstructured metadata association method of power industry of the invention；
Fig. 3 is a kind of connection figure of the unstructured metadata association system of power industry of the invention.
Embodiment
For the ease of the understanding of those skilled in the art, the present invention is made further with reference to specific embodiment
It is bright：
Embodiment 1：
As shown in figure 1, a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry of the invention, comprises the following steps：
S1：Structural data table is set up at structural data center, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
S2：Unstructured data management platform sets up unstructured data table, for the document information of storage equipment and right
The document coding answered；
S3：When unstructured data management platform has document upload, store the document uploaded and obtain first number of document
According to, distribute a unique document coding to document of each upload, and by document coding and the storage of corresponding metadata
Into unstructured data metadata table；The document coding is added in structural data table simultaneously, to be compiled by document
Code is by the data correlation in unstructured data into structural data table.
The present invention realizes information and information in unstructured data metadata table in structural data table by unique encodings
Association, realize merging for unstructured data and structural data.
Unstructured data in the form of metadata (Metadata) respectively with entity documents with existing, and metadata includes version
This number, each document can have multiple documentation releases, and each documentation release has independent man-to-man access right data and public affairs
Common metadata；Metadata includes document path, when document is copied to multiple positions, is deposited in unstructured data metadata table
Multiple document paths are stored up, when client accesses document, document is accessed nearby.The net that document path can define for setting IP modes
Network position；Network site is defined by way of IP address+specific path.
Unstructured data management platform can be realized by the following method accesses document nearby, when client accesses document
When, unstructured data management platform obtains the IP address in the corresponding all document paths of the document and the client, obtains institute
Have the corresponding IP address in document path, by the corresponding IP address in document path obtain the document path all physical locations and
Corresponding Network Provider (movement, UNICOM etc.), the physical location and network for obtaining client by the IP address of client is supplied
Answer business；Calculate the distance between each physical location in document path and the physical location of client Di, DiRepresent client and text
Physical distance between shelves path i, document path i priority P passes through P=Pi=Di÷ (S × M) is calculated, and S is distance parameter,
5KM may be selected, or is set according to actual conditions, M is Network Provider parameters, if the Network Provider of client and document road
The corresponding Network Provider in footpath is identical, then M=2；If the Network Provider of client network provisionings corresponding with document path
Business is different, then M=1, and descending sort is carried out to P, obtains the visit that P values highest document path accesses the document as the client
Ask the way footpath, and then realize and access document nearby, improve access speed.When client accesses document path, client pair is obtained
The feedback of access speed, the feedback can be fed back including fast, very fast, relatively slow, slow by manual feedback；If feedback is fast,
The priority P in the document path is carried out Jia one to handle, i.e. Pi=Pi+ 1, if feedback is very fast, not to the excellent of the document path
First level P is processed, if feedback is slower, carries out subtracting one processing, i.e. P to the priority P in the document pathi=Pi+ 1, if instead
Feedback is very fast, then the priority P to the document path carries out zero setting processing, i.e. Pi=0, pass through the document path priority after processing
During as client acquisition next time this document, the priority in the document path.
This method need not read other document paths, be downloaded and test the speed compared to each path, and selection download is tested the speed speed
Spending most fast document path will facilitate as read path, because selection downloads the document path for testing the speed fastest as reading
Path needs to test the speed of download in each document path, and when wherein some document path can not be communicated with client,
The required time downloaded and tested the speed can be increased considerably.And the method for using the present invention, without being downloaded velocity test, significantly
Improve access speed.
Metadata is also included:The owner of document content, version number, be built into the date, size of data, type, modification time,
Storage location, data storage method, the producer of data, circulation way of data etc..
In order to which a kind of more preferable unstructured metadata association method of power industry is described further, one is lifted simply
Example：As shown in Fig. 2 structural data table includes the information of the information, the information of breaker and wire of switch；Wherein switch
Information include：Switch ID, handbook document id etc.；The information of breaker includes：Breaker ID, treaty documents ID etc.；Wire bag
Wire ID, treaty documents ID etc. are included, wherein handbook document id is the unique encodings for switching handbook, and treaty documents ID is treaty documents
Unique encodings；When service application sends the information and treaty documents of requesting query breaker to structural data center, knot
The information of breaker and treaty documents ID are sent back to service application by Gou Hua data centers, service application based on contract document id to
Unstructured data management platform sends request, and the related treaty documents information of inquiry breaker finds the FTP roads of treaty documents
Footpath (i.e. document path), document is obtained according to FTP paths.Unstructured data management platform is led to according to the request of service application
Cross treaty documents ID and obtain relevant documentation, and return to service application.
To realize the full-text search to document, searching for the full-text search to document content, document metadata etc. is supported in foundation
Index is held up, to support the search of various files, file format can include word, excel, ppt, wps, pdf, html/xml,
The Common File Formats such as tif, text, can also include the metadata for realizing Voice ＆ Video file.
Unstructured data is designed according to IEC CIM standards, is stored with specification unstructured data.
Embodiment 2：
As shown in figure 3, a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry, including：
Structural data module 1, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
Unstructured data module 2, document information and corresponding document coding for storage equipment；
Relating module 3, for when unstructured data management platform has document upload, storing the document uploaded and acquisition
The metadata of document, a unique document coding is distributed to document of each upload, and by document coding and corresponding
Metadata is stored in unstructured data meta data block；The document coding is added in structural data module, is used to
By document coding by the data correlation in unstructured data into structural data module.
Unstructured data in the form of metadata (Metadata) respectively with entity documents with existing, and metadata includes version
This number, each document can have multiple documentation releases, and each documentation release has independent man-to-man access right data and public affairs
Common metadata；Metadata includes document path and document title, when document is copied to multiple positions, unstructured data member
Multiple document paths are stored in tables of data, can be by judging which document the weighted information in document path judges from client most
Closely, realize and access nearby.Document path is by that can set the network site that IP modes are defined.
Metadata is also included:The owner of document content, version number, be built into the date, size of data, type, modification time,
Data storage method, the producer of data, circulation way of data etc..
The specific embodiment of the present invention is the foregoing is only, but the technical characteristic of the present invention is not limited thereto, Ren Heben
The technical staff in field is in the field of the invention, and the change or modification made all are covered among the scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry, it is characterised in that comprise the following steps：
Structural data table is set up at structural data center, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
Unstructured data management platform sets up unstructured data table, document information and corresponding document for storage equipment
Coding；
When unstructured data management platform has document upload, the metadata of document is obtained, to the document of each upload
A unique document coding is distributed, and document coding and corresponding metadata are stored in unstructured data metadata table
In；The document coding is added in structural data table simultaneously, to by document coding by the number in unstructured data
According to being associated with structural data table.
2. a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：First number
According to including document path and document title.
3. a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that：The document
Path is by setting the network site that IP modes are defined.
4. a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that：First number
According to also include document data size, Doctype, document modification time, document datastore mode, document data the producer
With the circulation way of document data.
5. a kind of unstructured metadata association method of power industry as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：When document quilt
When copying to multiple positions, multiple document paths are stored in unstructured data metadata table.
6. a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry, it is characterised in that including：
Structural data module, for storage equipment information and corresponding document coding；
Unstructured data module, document information and corresponding document coding for storage equipment；
Relating module, for when unstructured data management platform has document upload, storing the document uploaded and obtaining document
Metadata, distribute a unique document coding to document of each upload, and by document coding and corresponding first number
According to being stored in unstructured data meta data block；The document coding is added in structural data module, to pass through
Document coding is by the data correlation in unstructured data into structural data module.
7. a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that：First number
According to including document path and document title.
8. a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that：The document
Path is by setting the network site that IP modes are defined.
9. a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that：First number
According to also include document data size, Doctype, document modification time, document datastore mode, document data the producer
With the circulation way of document data.
10. a kind of unstructured metadata association system of power industry as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that：Work as document
When being copied to multiple positions, multiple document paths are stored in unstructured data metadata table.
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