Issues in object-oriented data-base schemas

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5172864

Kim, H J

The successful use of data-base management systems in data-processing applications has created a substantial amount of interest in applying data-base techniques to such areas as knowledge bases and artificial intelligence (AI), computer-aided design (CAD), and office information systems (OIS). The practical applications of object-oriented data bases, such as CAD, AI, and OIS require the ability to dynamically make a wide variety of changes to the data-base schema. This process is called schema evolution, for which the author establishes a consistent and complete framework. Based on his framework, the MCC ODBS group implemented a schema manager within the prototype object-oriented data-base system, ORION. On top of the schema manager of ORION, a graphical editor PSYCHO was implemented. A technique is presented that enables users to manipulate schema versions explicitly and maintain schema-evolution histories in object-oriented data-base environments.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5172864
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
KNOWLEDGE BASE
DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
MODIFICATIONS
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMMING
990200* - Mathematics & Computers
990300 - Information Handling