... KB We examine the problem of type evolution in an object-oriented database environment. Type definitions are persistent objects in the database and as such may be modified and shared. The effects of changing ...
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... integration and schema evolution into one framework. In previous work we have developed a general framework to support schema transformation and integration in heterogeneous database architectures. Here we show how this framework also ...
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... of the most important functions which need to be supported in integrated computer-aided design (CAD) systems. In this paper we address a broad spectrum of semantic and operational issues in ...
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... These have been demonstrated to be implementable in a knowledge-based system; a working prototype system which does so is briefly discussed. In addition, cases in which human input is required are also clearly identified. This research ...
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... and collaborative process, developers face challenges in managing multiple ontologies, including comparing, aligning, and merging ... different formalisms. The uniform framework presented in this article assists users with these tasks by leveraging data and algorithms developed for one tool in other tools. (Journal, no paper type, Ontology Alignment, Ontology ...
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... on a logical level (e.g. OLAP systems) are often used in data warehouse environments. The user requirements in these dynamic application areas are subject to frequent changes. This ...
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... out on a model for the versioning of class definitions in an object-oriented database. By defining update and backdate functions on ... an old version of the schema to still use data created in the format of the changed schema. (no paper type, object-oriented, ...
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... Achieving correct changes is the dominant activity in the application software industry. Modification of database schemata is ... of a large-scale database application currently running in several hospitals in the UK are presented and interpreted. The kind of ...
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... for accessing source data. The restructuring specified in CONVERT is compiled into a set of customized PL/l procedures to derive ... requests. The architecture of EXPRESS allows efficiency in execution by avoiding unnecessary secondary storage references while at the ...
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... and then produces a transformer that can update data in a database to correspond to a newer version of the schema. (no paper ...
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... manipulating object-based views on relational databases. In this paper, we present a scheme for handling update operations on view ...
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... The past two decades have seen increasing sophistication in software work. Now and in the future, the work of both practitioners and researchers would be helped ...
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... ontology must be evolved as well. As ontologies grow in size, the complexity of change management increases, thus requiring a well-structured ontology evolution process. In this paper we identify a possible six-phase evolution process and focus on ...
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... view system to support capacity-augmenting views. In this paper, we present algorithms that implement the complete set of typical ...
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... must thus be created manually on a case-by-case basis. In this paper, we explore the problem of how to automate the transformation of ...
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... for ontology evolution becomes extremely important in distributed development and use of ontologies. Information about change can be represented in many different ways. We describe these different representations and ... integrates them. We show how different representations in the framework are related by describing some techniques and heuristics ...
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... A broad spectrum of data is available on the Web in distinct heterogeneous sources, and stored under different formats. ... and conversion mechanisms increases greatly. In this paper we present a new translation system, based on ...
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... , new tools for automating the process were proposed.In this work we present a formal model of semantic reconciliation and analyze in a systematic manner the properties of the process outcome, primarily the ...
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... which takes evolution into account. Its originality is in allowing the development of partial schema versions, or views of a schema. These versions are created in the same database from a common schema. We define the set of authorised ...
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... will allow us to build on the extensive research in schema evolution. However, there are also important differences between ... knowledge models. A lot of problems that existed only in theory in database research come to the forefront as practical problems in ...
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... An important yet open problem in workflow management is the evolution of workflow schemas, i.e., the creation, deletion and modification of workflow types in such a way that the schema remains correct. This problem is aggravated when ...
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... changes, adaptations to different tasks, or changes in the conceptualization require modifications of the ontology. The evolution ... of ontology versioning. Inspired by the work done in database schema versioning and program interface versioning, it will also ...
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... Support for ontology evolution is extremely important in ontology engineering and application of ontologies in dynamic environments. A core aspect in the evolution process is the to ...
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... the real process is one of the most important challenges in workflow management. In this paper, we present an approach for the management of evolving workflow ...
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... 100 - 499 In engineering applications, multiple copies of object descriptions have to coexist in a single database. A scheme is proposed that enables users to explicitly ...
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