We study a metamodel for the Entity Relationship (ER) and the Relational data model. We do this by describing the syntax of the ER data model by introducing classes for ER schemata...
— With the advent of Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) several model transformation approaches and languages have been developed in the last 5 years. Most of these existing approach...
Manuel Wimmer, Michael Strommer, Horst Kargl, Gerh...
Model transformations are playing a vital role in the field of model engineering. However, for non-trivial transformation issues most approaches require imperative definitions, w...
We present the new notion of enforced generative pattern, a structure that declares positive or negative conditions that must be satisfied by a model. Patterns are applied to tran...
act notation, so separating the abstract syntax and semantics of the language constructs from their different concrete notations. Although the foundation constituents of the MDE a...