Specifications for automatic relational database system conversion

Changes in requirements for database systems necessitate schema restructuring, database translation, and application or query program conversion. An alternative to the lengthy manual revision process is proposed by offering a set of 15 transformations keyed to the relational model of data and the re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ben Shneiderman, Glenn Thomas
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Categories and Subject Descriptors
H.2.1 [Database Management
Logical Design > schema and subschema
H.2.3 [Database Management
Languages-data manipulation languages (DML
H.2.5 [Database Management
Heterogeneous Databases-program translation General Terms
Design
Languages Additional Key Words and Phrases
Database systems
automatic conversion
relational model
DML
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.296.3846
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~ben/papers/Shneiderman1982architecture.pdf
Description
Summary:Changes in requirements for database systems necessitate schema restructuring, database translation, and application or query program conversion. An alternative to the lengthy manual revision process is proposed by offering a set of 15 transformations keyed to the relational model of data and the relational algebra. Motivations, examples, and detailed descriptions are provided.

Similar Items