Providing Time-Related Constraints for Conventional Database Systems.

T. Abbod, K. Brown, H. Noble: Providing Time-Related Constraints for Conventional Database Systems. VLDB 1987: 167-175

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  author    = {T. Abbod and
               K. Brown and
               H. Noble},
  editor    = {Peter M. Stocker and
               William Kent and
               Peter Hammersley},
  title     = {Providing Time-Related Constraints for Conventional Database
               Systems},
  booktitle = {VLDB'87, Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Very
               Large Data Bases, September 1-4, 1987, Brighton, England},
  publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
  year      = {1987},
  isbn      = {0-934613-46-X},
  pages     = {167-175},
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  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
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Abstract

A model for a historical database is described which is based upon time-stamped tuples as the unit of storage. The model includes both physical and logical time-stamps. The technical characteristics of write-once laser discs prevent the use of double logical time-stamps. The model distinguishes version from correction-updates. It is shown that if set- valued attributes are involved the use of null values is unavoidable if back-dated correction-updates are allowed. A method of handling user-defined integrity constraint rules is outlined which involves the maintenance of a time-stamped trace of such rules. Such a trace is necessary for the proper handling of back-dated correction-updates. An outline of a system SIS-BASE is described which implements some of these ideas.

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