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Abstract

Method for effecting access to databases and/or data arrays and/or applications (C) in a data processing installation and/or in a network of data processing installations, wherein the databases and/or data arrays and/or applications (C) have an explicit address associated with them, particularly an IP address, a server name, a path name and/or a file name or the like, wherein each database and/or each data array and/or each application (C) has an alias uniquely associated with it and at least one association entity (B) is provided in which the association between alias and address is stored and can be retrieved therefrom, and wherein a connection entity (V) is provided which, in the event of attempted access to databases and/or data arrays and/or applications (C), uses the alias to retrieve the address from the association entity (B) and then uses the address obtained from the association entity to access the databases and/or data arrays and/or applications (C).

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