Model-based software configuration: patterns and languages
The common presupposition of enterprise systems (ES) is that they lead to significant efficiency gains. However, this is only...
User-Database Interface: The Effect of Abstraction Levels on Query Performance*
A common classification of data models is based on their abstraction levels: physicai, logical and conceptual. The user-database interaction...
The ontological deficiencies of process modeling in practice
Business process modeling is widely regarded as one of the most popular forms of conceptual modeling. However, little is...
Practitioner perceptions on the use of some semantic concepts in the entity-relationship model
This paper seeks to show that aspects of the entity-relationship data modelling method, for the analysis of systems, are...
Applying ontology-based rules to conceptual modeling: a reflection on modeling decision making
Conceptual modeling represents a domain independently of implementation considerations for purposes of understanding the problem at hand and communicating...
Designing enterprise integration solutions: effectively
The design of large and complex enterprise integration solutions is a difficult task. It can require solutions that are...
Extending the entity-relationship model to capture dynamic behaviour
The entity-relationship data model is extended by structural integrity constraints. For each entity and relationship, a list of update...
A language-mapping approach to action-oriented development of information systems
Two important views in the development of information systems are the action view and the reaction view which govern...
DSMDiff: a differentiation tool for domain-specific models
Model differentiation techniques, which provide the capability to identify mappings and differences between models, are essential to many model...
On theory development in design science research: anatomy of a research project
The common understanding of design science research in information systems (DSRIS) continues to evolve. Only in the broadest terms...
