US Patent 7296037 Database item versioning

The invention provides database item versioning, such as items like stored procedures found in databases such as Standard Query Language (SQL) databases. In one embodiment, the invention includes a program such as an editor, a database, a source code control and a mechanism. An editor program provides for editing a stored procedure. The databases includes the stored procedure. The SCC source code control system stores versions of the stored procedure. The mechanism checks in and checks out the stored procedure to provide for effective versioning thereof of the stored procedure.