A Methodology for the Design and Transformation of Conceptual Schemas.

Christoph F. Eick: A Methodology for the Design and Transformation of Conceptual Schemas. VLDB 1991: 25-34

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/Eick91,
  author    = {Christoph F. Eick},
  editor    = {Guy M. Lohman and
               Am\'{\i}lcar Sernadas and
               Rafael Camps},
  title     = {A Methodology for the Design and Transformation of Conceptual
               Schemas},
  booktitle = {17th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, September
               3-6, 1991, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Proceedings},
  publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
  year      = {1991},
  isbn      = {1-55860-150-3},
  pages     = {25-34},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/Eick91.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/91},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

Conceptual schemas have been recognized as an important tool for the design andevaluation of integrated databases and knowledge-based systems. The paper surveys the back end of a conceptual design methodology called ANNAPURNA. Its theoretical foundation that relies on multi-typed functional and existence dependencies is discussed. Quality measures for conceptual schemas are introduced. A general framework for the specification of conceptual schema transformations is proposed and algorithms for the evaluation and transformation of conceptual schemas are provided. The possibilities and limitations of using computerized tools for these tasks are discussed.

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