Computing repairs for constraint violations in UML/OCLconceptual schemas
Updating the contentsof an information base may violate some of the constraints defined over theschema. The classical way to...
Towards object-oriented conceptual modeling
According to the object-oriented conceptual modeling approach that we present, a conceptual schema is a collection of...
Defining and validating metrics for assessingthe understandability of entity–relationship diagrams
Database and data model evolution cause significant problems in the highly dynamic business environment that weexperience these days. To...
Linguistically based conceptual modeling of business communication
In the performance of activities in an organization, communication plays a dominant role in that it allows people tocoordinate...
Semantic verb classes and lexical conceptual structures for enhancing the conceptual modelling and the...
In this document, we show how linguistic tools and resources such as organized classes of verbs and their semantic...
OCL-Lite: Finite reasoning on UML/OCL conceptual schemas
To ensure the quality of an information system we must guarantee the correctness of theconceptual schema that represents the...
Definition libraries for conceptual modelling
Conceptual modelling is a fundamental phase in the design of information systems in which knowledge about the Universe of...
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...
