Improving the quality of data models: empirical validation of a quality management framework
This paper describes the results of a 5-year research programme into evaluating and improving the quality of data models....
Essential information structure diagrams and database schema design
An Information Structure Diagram (ISD) provides a detailed and exact description of the conceptual schema. It describes the semantics...
GISD: A graphical interactive system for conceptual database design
Conceptual schema design is a central problem in designing databases and information systems. GISD is a workstation-based interactive system...
Standard transformations for the normalization of ER schemata
Normalization, which makes up the core of the design theory for relational databases, is also considered an important technique...
On the satisfiability of dependency constraints in entity-relationship schemata
The satisfiability problem for a specific class of integrity constraints in data bases, namely the dependency constraints, is studied....
Relational data base design for the intensional aspects of a knowledge base
The paper describes a methodology for designing relational data base schemata for intensional knowledge represented in terms of structured...
An automated tool for relational database design
This paper addresses relational database design using the concept of functional dependencies (FDs). The classical synthesis approach processes a...
A case study of database design using the dataid approach
This paper reports on the application of the DATAID-1 database design methodology, which has been described in the associated...
An automated entity–relationship clustering algorithm for conceptual database design
Entity–relationship (ER) modeling is a widely accepted technique for conceptual database design. However, the complexities inherent in large ER...
SQL/EER—syntax and semantics of an Entity-Relationship-based query language
This paper presents the high-level query language SQL/EER for an extended Entity-Relationship model (EER model). SQL/EER directly supports all...
