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A mechanism is described for processing requests to specify operations to database objects. A request to perform an action on a set of multiple objects is received by a database system. The request includes references to each object in the set, each reference indicating a table where the respective

A mechanism is described for processing requests to specify operations to database objects. A request to perform an action on a set of multiple objects is received by a database system. The request includes references to each object in the set, each reference indicating a table where the respective object resides. The reference is used to locate the object, and once located, the action is performed on the object. The reference may indicate a table using a unique table id not used in any of a plurality of databases to identify a table. The action request may be to modify the object, the references may include references to objects that reside in different database systems.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. In a computer system, a method for performing operations on a plurality objects that reside in one or more databases, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a single request that specifies a structure and an operation on said plurality of objects, said structure i

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. In a computer system, a method for performing operations on a plurality objects that reside in one or more databases, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a single request that specifies a structure and an operation on said plurality of objects, said structure including a reference for each object of said plurality of objects, wherein said reference for each object indicates a table to which said each object belongs; andin response to said single request, performing the following steps for each object of said plurality of objects:reading the reference for the object from the structure,using the reference to locate the object, andperforming the operation on the object.