Even if high-level query languages are used, query formulation may cause problems. This is notably so in case of large and complex application domains. Typical examples of these k...
Arthur H. M. ter Hofstede, Henderik Alex Proper, T...
A profound analysis of all relevant business data in the company is necessary for optimizing business processes effectively. Current analyses typically exclusively run on business...
It is common to find that the definition or common usage of a data modelling language causes there to be restrictions placed on the evolution of data values that are associated wit...
During data warehouse design, the designer frequently encounters the problem of choosing among different alternatives for the same design construct. The behavior of the chosen desi...
George Papastefanatos, Panos Vassiliadis, Alkis Si...
A wide range of database applications manage information that varies over time. Many of the underlying database schemas of these were designed using one of the several versions of...