A logic framework for a semantics of object oriented data modelling
We describe a (meta) formalism, called Data Modelling Logic (DM logic), for defining a variety of (object oriented) data...
A declarative query approach to object identification
Object identification in data models, especially in semantic, Entity-Relationship, and Object-Oriented data models is studied. Various known approaches to...
Object-oriented meta modelling
For efficient system specification development, it is very important that the developers can compose the development methods suitable for...
Representing partial spatial information in databases
In this paper we present a spatial data model which facilitates the representation of and reasoning with various forms...
Specification of calendars and time series for temporal databases
Most temporal data models have concentrated on describing temporal data based on versioning of objects, tuples, or attributes. The...
View-centered conceptual modelling
Information systems for highly skilled clerical workers present themselves as a collection of window-based processes with underlying procedures accessing...
Reverse engineering of relational database physical schemas
This paper seeks to present and illustrate essential aspects of database physical de-optimisation within the context of a reverse...
Extracting n-ary relationships through database reverse engineering
This paper presents an automatic process for reverse engineering the n-ary relationship tables from an operating relational database. This...
Inheritance as a conceptual primitive
Inheritance is one of the central concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP). In object-oriented design therefore a part of the...
IO2 an algorithmic method for building inheritance graphs in object database design
This paper proposes a method, called iO2, for building the inheritance graph of an O2 database schema. The iO2...
