The E/S knowledge representation system
This paper introduces the E/S knowledge representation model and describes a system based on that model. The model takes...
Modelling of set membership” The notion and the issues
Although high-level data abstractions have been recognized as very important for modelling complex applications, one abstraction that is not...
Subtyping and polymorphism in object-role modelling
Although Entity-Relationship (ER) modelling techniques are commonly used for information modelling, Object-Role Modelling (ORM) techniques are becoming increasingly popular,...
Automated analysis of integrity constraints in multi-level models
Multi-level modelling is a technology for model-based development that enables the incremental refinement of models in successive meta-levels, which...
Adoption of OSS components: A goal-oriented approach
Open Source Software (OSS) has become a strategic asset for a number of reasons, such as short time-to-market software...
Conceptual schemas with abstractions Making flat conceptual schemas more comprehensible
Flat graphical, conceptual modeling techniques are widely accepted as visually effective ways in which to specify and communicate the...
Multiple abstraction levels in modelling product structures
The need for product customisation is driving industrial companies towards a very large product variety, which aects many functions...
Coordinating distributed organizational knowledge
As organizations move from hierarchical towards market-like structures, their distributed units also take a larger role in the design...
MOODD, a method for object-oriented database design
In this paper we propose a Method for Object-Oriented Database Design, called MOODD. Considerable recent research has focused...
Supporting schema integration by linguistic instruments
Two major problems in schema integration are to identify correspondences between different conceptual schemas and to verify that the...
