scholarly journals The rapid application and database development (RADD) workbench — A comfortable database design tool

1995 ◽  
pp. 327-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Albrecht ◽  
Margita Altus ◽  
Edith Buchholz ◽  
Antje Düsterhöft ◽  
Bernhard Thalheim
Keyword(s):  
Database Design ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Database Development

Methodical Spatial Database Design with Topological Polygon Structures

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Jean Damascène Mazimpaka
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Spatial Databases ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Spatial Database ◽  
Database Design ◽  
Integrity Constraints ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Database Development

Spatial databases form the foundation for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). For this, a spatial database should be methodically developed to accommodate its role in SDI. It is desirable to have an approach to spatial database development that considers maintenance from the early stage of database design and in a flexible way. Moreover, there is a lack of a mechanism to capture topological relations of spatial objects during the design process. This paper presents an approach that integrates maintenance of topological integrity constraints into the whole spatial database development cycle. The approach is based on the concept of Abstract Data Types. A number of topological classes have been identified and modelling primitives developed for them. Topological integrity constraints are embedded into maintenance functions associated with the topological classes. A semi-automatic transformation process has been developed following the principles of Model Driven Architecture to simplify the design process.

Gambit: An Interactive Database Design Tool for Data Structures, Integrity Constraints, and Transactions

1985 ◽  
Vol SE-11 (7) ◽  
pp. 574-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P. Braegger ◽  
A.M. Dudler ◽  
J. Rebsamen ◽  
C.A. Zehnder
Keyword(s):  
Data Structures ◽  
Database Design ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Integrity Constraints

scholarly journals The Development and Usage of a Relational Database Design Tool for Educational Purposes

10.28945/3199 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milos Bogdanovic ◽  
Aleksandar Stanimirovic ◽  
Nikola Davidovic ◽  
Leonid Stoimenov
Keyword(s):  
Relational Database ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Relational Databases ◽  
Conceptual Modeling ◽  
Database Design ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Modular Architecture ◽  
Data Definition ◽  
Entity Relationship

Most universities where students study informational technologies and computer science have an introductory course dealing with the development and design of databases. These courses often include usage of database design tools. In this paper, the #EER tool is presented, the task of which is to make the process of relational databases design easier for the students and partially automatize it. The tool evolved due to the experience in using similar tools for educational purposes. It enables fast and efficient development of the relational database conceptual model and its automatized compilation into a relational model and further to data definition language (DDL) commands. #EER tool is based on the extended entity-relationship (EER) model for conceptual modeling of relational databases. Modular architecture of the tool, the development of which is based on the usage of the design patterns, along with the benefits that its usage brings, is also presented.

scholarly journals Integrating Intelligent Methodological and Tutoring Assistance in a CASE Platform: The PANDORA Experience

10.28945/2458 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Castro ◽  
Dolores Cuadra ◽  
Paloma Martinez ◽  
Ana Iglesias
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Database Design ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Model Case ◽  
Case Tools ◽  
Database Development ◽  
Logical Modelling

Database Design discipline involves so different aspects as conceptual and logical modelling knowledge or domain understanding. That implies a great effort to carry out the real world abstraction task and represent it through a data model. CASE tools emerge in order to automating the database development process. These platforms try to help to the database designer in different database design phases. Nevertheless, this tools are frequently mere diagrammers and do not carry completely out the design methodology that they are supposed to support; furthermore, they do not offer intelligent methodological advice to novice designers. This paper introduces the PANDORA tool (acronym of Platform for Database Development and Learning via Internet) that is being developed in a research project which tries to mitigate some of the deficiencies observed in several CASE tools, defining methods and techniques for database development which are useful for students and practitioners. Specifically, this work is focused on two PANDORA components: Conceptual Modelling and Learning Support subsystems.

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