Graph based modeling and implementation with EER/GRAL

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Authors: A. Franzke, A. Winter, J. Ebert, P. Dahm, R. Süttenbach

Tags: 1996, conceptual modeling

This paper gives a cohesive approach to modeling and implementation with graphs. This approach uses extended entity relationship (EER) diagrams supplemented with the Z-like constraint language GRAL. Due to the foundation of EER/GRAL on Z a common formal basis exists. EER/GRAL descriptions give conceptual models which can be implemented in a seamless manner by efficient data structures using the GraLab graph library. Descriptions of four medium size EER/GRAL-applications conclude the paper to demonstrate the usefulness of the approach in practice.

Read the full paper here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/BFb0019922