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Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design

Publications

From object-oriented to goal-oriented requirements analysis

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Goal-oriented and object-oriented analysis should be seen as complementary, the former focusing on the early stages of requirements analysis...

Object-oriented modeling with UML: a study of developers’ perceptions

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Assisting novice analysts in developing quality conceptual models with UML

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Knowing the kinds of modeling errors they are most likely to produce helps prepare novice analysts for developing quality...

Database abstractions: aggregation

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Aggregation is introduced as an abstraction which is important in conceptualizing the real world. Aggregation transforms a relationship between...

A preliminary system for the design of DBTG data structures

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The functional approach to database design is introduced. In this approach the goal of design is to derive a...

Foreign keys decrease adaptability of database designs

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The limited adaptability of database designs incorporating foreign keys is demonstrated by an extend example, and a design practice...

Evolution of data modeling for databases

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The discipline of data modeling initially became established because it provided way for specifying the structures of data* in...

Extending data modeling to cover the whole enterprise

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Data modeling has been valuable for database design. Much research has focused on improving tlhe expressive capabilities of data...

Schema analysis for database restructuring

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The problem of generalized restructuring of databases has been addressed with two limitations: first, it is assumed that the...

ER model clustering as an aid for user communication and documentation in database design

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Entity-relationship clustering promotes the simplicity that is vital for fast end-user comprehension, as well as the complexity at a...