The intelligent database: Using INGRES to manage the external analysis of your data

We have developed an application that uses a database to store the methods and rules for our analysis. Our rules are in the form of equations that are generated by a user and subject to frequent editing. We send the equations to a spreadsheet for calculation. When the results are defined as best,'' the answers are sent back to the database for storage. Our ad hoc methodology is thus stored with the input data and results for better quality assurance and documentation. 2 refs., 6 figs.