Database design in the modern organization—identifying robust structures under changing query patterns and arrival...
We summarize the problem tackled here in the following way: Given a modern database application environment, how can we...
The use of a knowledge-based system in conceptual data modeling
Based on a study of the data modeling process of novice designers, and the errors they commit, a knowledge-based...
A Modular User-Oriented Decision Support for Physical Database Design
A decision support package for the design of indexes in a relational database environment is presented. It originates from...
Modeling deductive information systems using ERM
Today traditional information systems and deductive systems are modeled and implemented separately. Most users, however, demand integrated systems which...
Referential integrity quality metrics
Referential integrity is an essential global constraint in a relational database, that maintains it in a complete and consistent...
A knowledge-based system for performing reverse engineering of relational databases
A knowledge-based system, called the Knowledge Extraction System (KES), is presented which performs the process of reverse engineering of...
Denormalization strategies for data retrieval from data warehouses
In this study, the effects of denormalization on relational database system performance are discussed in the context of using...
MACRAME: A modelling methodology in multiactor contexts
A modelling methodology and a tool that supports the analyst in contexts characterized by a multiplicity of actors and...
A comparison of the usability of performing ad hoc querying on dimensionally modeled data...
To study the usability of dimensionally modeled data (DMD), we conducted an experiment involving 113 participants to analyze their...
An object-oriented approach to model management
In order to apply the object-oriented programming paradigm to Model Management, a model must be interpreted as a collection...
