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Conceptual schemas have been recognized as an important
tool for the design and evaluation of integrated
databases and knowledge-based systems. The paper surveys
the back end of a conceptual design methodology
called ANNAPURNA. Its theoretical foundation that
relies on multi-typed functional and existence depeudencies
is discussed. Quality measures for conceptual
schemes are introduced. A general framework for the
specification of conceptual schema transformations is
proposed and algorithms for the evaluation and transformation
of conceptual schemas are provided. The possibilities
and limitations of using computerized tools for
these tasks are discussed.