Active Rules in Database Systems

Active rules provide a new and important method for designing databases and the subject is seeing an increasing amount of attention from commercial database companies. This book provides a timely survey of the field from the point of view of some of the subject's most active researchers. The book is divided into several parts, organized by theme: the first, Fundamentals covers the underlying methodology reagrding active rules, next comes a collection of chapters which cover formal specification, rule analysis, performance analysis, and support tools, the third part is devoted to a number of chapters covering the implementation of active rules in a number of commercial systems. Finally, come sections on applications and future directions that research may take. All researchers in databases will find this provides a valuable overview of this topic. Active Rules Provide A New And Important Method For Developing Database Applications, And The Subject Is Seeing An Increasing Amount Of Attention From Commercial Database Companies. This Book Provides A Timely Survey Of The Field From The Point Of View Of Some Of The Subject's Most Active Researchers. Database Researchers And Developers Will Find This Book Provides A Valuable Overview Of The Design And Use Of Active Database Systems. I. Fundamentals -- 1. Introduction / Norman W. Paton And Oscar Diaz -- 2. Architecture Of Active Database Systems / Alejandro P. Buchmann -- Ii. Advanced Topics -- 3. Rule Analysis / Elena Baralis -- 4. Optimization / Norman W. Paton, Andrew Dinn And M. Howard Williams -- 5. Monitoring Complex Rule Conditions / Tore Risch And Martin Skold -- 6. Performance Assessment / Andreas Geppert And Klaus R. Dittrich -- 7. Tool Support / Oscar Diaz -- 8. Eca Functionality In A Distributed Environment / Guenter Von Bultzingsloewen, Arne Koschel And Peter C. Lockemann -- 9. Comparing Deductive And Active Databases / Alvaro A. A. Fernandes -- Iii. Systems -- 10. Active Database Features In Sql3 / Krishna Kulkarni, Nelson Mattos And Roberta Cochrane -- 11. Ariel / Eric N. Hanson -- 12. Samos / Stella Gatziu And Klaus R. Dittrich -- 13. Exact: An Approach To Coping With Heterogeneous Rule Execution Models / Oscar Diaz -- 14. Reach / Jurgen Zimmermann And Alejandro P. Buchmann -- 15. Naos / Christine Collet -- 16. Pfl: An Active Functional Dbpl / Swarup Reddi, Alexandra Poulovassilis And Carol Small -- 17. Chimera: A Language For Designing Rule Applications / Piero Fraternali And Stefano Paraboschi -- 18. Rap: The Rock & Roll Active Programming System / Andrew Dinn, Norman W. Paton And M. Howard Williams -- Iv. Applications -- 19. Database Internal Applications / Suzanne M. Embury And Peter M. D. Gray -- 20. Active Database Systems: Expectations, Commercial Experience, And Beyond / Angelika Kotz-dittrich And Eric Simon -- 21. Active Real-time Database Systems / Jorgen Hansson And Mikael Berndtsson -- V. Summary -- 22. Summary / Norman W. Paton. Norman W. Paton, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Active rules provide a new and important method for developing database applications, and the subject is seeing an increasing amount of attention from commercial database companies. This book provides a timely survey of the field from the point of view of some of the subject's most active researchers. The book is divided into several parts, organized by theme: the first, Fundamentals covers the underlying methodology reagrding active rules, next comes a collection of chapters which cover formal specification, rule analysis, performance analysis, and support tools, the third part is devoted to a number of chapters covering the implementation of active rules in a number of commercial systems. Finally, come sections on applications and future directions that research may take. All researchers in databases will find this provides a valuable overview of this topic"--Publisher description A timely survey of database methodology, this volume is organized by theme and is from the point of view of some of the subject's most active researchers. It covers such topics as the underlying methodology regarding active rules; formal specification, rule analysis, performance analysis, and support tools; the implementation of active rules in commercial systems; and applications and future directions in research.