Generalization/specialization and role in object oriented conceptual modeling
The "IS A"-relationship and the mechanism of inheritance are powerful concepts that help to reduce complexity of models and...
Generating operation specifications from UML class diagrams: A model transformation approach
One of the more tedious and complex tasks during the specification of conceptual schemas (CSs) is modeling the operations...
Extending the conceptual graph approach for data conceptual modelling
Information Systems design methodologies include a phase called data conceptual modelling which corre- sponds to a true knowledge engineering...
An approach to testing conceptual schemas
Conceptual schemas of information systems can be tested. The testing of conceptual schemas may be an important and practical...
Grammatical specification of domain ontologies
This paper presents a formalism supporting the analysis and specification of domain ontologies. Themethod is founded theoretically on conventional...
A generic model for 3-dimensional conceptual modelling
This article discusses two highly intertwined issues. Firstly, we discuss the lack of top-down abstraction mechanisms in data modelling...
A UML profile for multidimensional modelingin data warehouses
The multidimensional (MD) modeling, which is the foundation of data warehouses (DWs), MD databases, and On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)...
A conceptual model for temporal data warehouses and its transformation to the ER and...
The MultiDim model is a conceptual multidimensional model for data warehouse and OLAP applications. These applications require the presence...
Conceptual modeling for customized XML schemas
XML was initially developed for document management, but it is becoming increasingly used for storingand exchanging all kinds of...
A Guidelines framework for understandable BPMN models
Business process modeling allows abstracting and reasoning on how work is structured within complex organizations. Business process models represent...
