Entity-Relationship Approach - ER '92: 11th International Conference on the Entity-Relationship Approach, Karlsruhe, Germany, October 7-9, 1992. Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (645))

This Volume Comprises The Proceedings Of The Eleventh International Conference On The Entity-relationship Approach Held In Karlsruhe, Germany, October 7-9, 1992. It Contains The Full Versions Of All The 22 Accepted Papers Selected From In Total 64 Submissions; In Addition, The Two Invited Talks By Scheer And By Tsichritzis And Others Are Represented Asfull Papers And The Two Other Invited Speakers Contribute Extended Abstracts. All The Contributions Describe Original Research Related To Theoretical Or Practical Aspects Of The Entity-relationship Approach,reflecting The Trend Of Recent Years In A Wide Range Of Database Research Activities. In Particular, The Topics Database Design Aspects, Object-orientation, Integrity Constraints, Query Languages, Knowledge-based Techniques, And Development Of New Applications Are Addressed.--publisher's Website. Invited Papers (1). Er Vs. Oo / P. P. Chen. The Next Ten Years Of Modeling, Methodologies, And Tools / S. B. Navathe -- Integrity. Fundamentals Of Cardinality Constraints / B. Thalheim. Evaluation Of Complex Cardinality Constraints / J. Zhou And P. Baumann. Local Referential Integrity / G. Kappel And M. Schrefl -- Database Design Aspects. Entity Tree Clustering -- A Method For Simplifying Er Designs / O. Rauh And E. Stickel. A Temporal Statistical Model For Entity-relationship Schemas / J.l. Hainaut. Semantic Similarity Relations In Schema Integration / W. W. Song, P. Johannesson And J. A. Bubenko Jr. Classifying And Reusing Conceptual Schemas / S. Castano, V. De Antonellis And B. Zonta -- Invited Paper (2). Embedding Data Modelling In A General Architecture For Integrated Information Systems / A.-w. Scheer -- Applications. The Use Of A Lexicon To Interpret Er Diagrams: A Like Project / P. Buitelaar And R. Van De Riet. An Entity-relationship-based Methodology For Distributed Database Design: An Integrated Approach Towards Combined Logical And Distribution Designs / H.-m. Chen Garcia And O. Liu R. Sheng. A Specification-based Data Model / M. Gandhi And E. L. Robertson -- Logical Aspects. Data Dictionary Design: A Logic Programming Approach / F. Pirri And C. Pizzuti. Nesting Quantification In A Visual Data Manipulation Language / T. Miura. An Eer Prototyping Environment And Its Implementation In A Datalog Language / N. Kehrer And G. Neumann -- Theoretical Aspects. A Theory For Entity-relationship View Updates / T.-w. Ling And M.-l. Lee. Transforming Conceptual Data Models Into An Object Model / R. Herzig And M. Gogolla. Meta Object Management And Its Application To Database Evolution / M. Tresch And M. H. Scholl -- Invited Paper (3). Modelling Of Audio/video Data / C. Breiteneder, S. Gibbs And D. Tsichritzis -- User Interfaces And Query Languages. Super-visual Interaction With An Object-based Er Model / A. Auddino, Y. Dennebouy, Y. Dupont, E. Fontana, S. Spaccapietra And Z. Tari. Natural Language Restatement Of Queries Expressed In A Graphical Language / G. Bono And P. Ficorilli. A Temporal Query Language Based On Conceptual Entities And Roles / R. Elmasri And V. Kouramajian -- Object-orientation. On The Design Of Object-oriented Databases / Z. Tari. 'part' Relations For Object-oriented Databases / M. Halper, J. Geller And Y. Perl. Unified Class Evolution By Object-oriented Views / S. E. Bratsberg. G. Pernul, A M. Tjoa (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References. ER vs. OO....Pages 1-2 The next ten years of modeling, methodologies, and tools....Pages 3-6 Fundamentals of cardinality constraints....Pages 7-23 Evaluation of complex cardinality constraints....Pages 24-40 Local referential integrity....Pages 41-61 Entity tree clustering — A method for simplifying ER designs....Pages 62-78 A temporal statistical model for entity-relationship schemas....Pages 79-96 Semantic similarity relations in schema integration....Pages 97-120 Classifying and reusing conceptual schemas....Pages 121-138 Embedding data modelling in a general architecture for integrated information systems....Pages 139-161 The use of a lexicon to interpret ER diagrams: a LIKE project....Pages 162-177 An entity-relationship-based methodology for distributed database design: An integrated approach towards combined logical and distribution designs....Pages 178-193 A specification-based data model....Pages 194-209 Data dictionary design: a logic programming approach....Pages 210-225 Nesting quantification in a visual data manipulation language....Pages 226-242 An EER prototyping environment and its implementation in a datalog language....Pages 243-261 A theory for Entity-Relationship view updates....Pages 262-279 Transforming conceptual data models into an object model....Pages 280-298 Meta object management and its application to database evolution....Pages 299-321 Modelling of audio/video data....Pages 322-339 SUPER — Visual interaction with an object-based ER model....Pages 340-356 Natural language restatement of queries expressed in a graphical language....Pages 357-374 A temporal query language based on conceptual entities and roles....Pages 375-388 On the design of object-oriented databases....Pages 389-405 “Part” relations for object-oriented databases....Pages 406-422 Unified class evolution by object-oriented views....Pages 423-439 "This volume comprises the proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on the Entity-Relationship Approach held in Karlsruhe, Germany, October 7-9, 1992. It contains the full versions of all the 22 accepted papers selected from in total 64 submissions; in addition, the two invited talks by Scheer and by Tsichritzis and others are represented asfull papers and the two other invited speakers contribute extended abstracts. All the contributions describe original research related to theoretical or practical aspects of the Entity-Relationship Approach, reflecting the trend of recent years in a wide range of database research activities. In particular, the topics database design aspects, object-orientation, integrity constraints, query languages, knowledge-based techniques, and development of new applications are addressed."--PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE The field of data modeling and database schema design has been active for over twenty five years from the inception of commercial-scale data processing.