A software tool for modular database design

A modularization discipline for database schemas is first described. The dicipline incorporates both a strategy for enforcing integrity constraints and a tactic for organizing large sets of database structures, integrity constraints, and operations. A software tool that helps the development and mai...

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Published in:ACM transactions on database systems 1991-06, Vol.16 (2), p.209-234
Main Authors: Casanova, M. A., Furtado, A. L., Tucherman, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Computer science
control theory
systems
Data management systems
Data model extensions
Database administration
Database design and models
Designing software
Exact sciences and technology
General programming languages
Information systems
Information systems. Data bases
Language features
Memory organisation. Data processing
Modules / packages
Software
Software and its engineering
Software creation and management
Software design techniques
Software development process management
Software implementation planning
Software notations and tools
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Summary:A modularization discipline for database schemas is first described. The dicipline incorporates both a strategy for enforcing integrity constraints and a tactic for organizing large sets of database structures, integrity constraints, and operations. A software tool that helps the development and maintenance of database schemas modularized according to the discipline is then presented. It offers a user-friendly interface that guides the designer through the various stages of the creation of a new module or through the process of changing objects of existing modules. The tool incorporates, in a declarative style, a description of the design and redesign rules behind the modularization discipline, hence facilitating the incremental addition of new expertise about database design.
ISSN:0362-5915
1557-4644
DOI:10.1145/114325.103711