We describe a (meta) formalism for defining a variety of (object oriented) data models in a unified framework based on a variation of first-order logic. As specific example we use...
When trying to describe the behaviour of large systems, such as the business processes of large enterprises, we often adopt diagramming techniques based on derivatives of data flo...
Most of work on partial information in databases asks which operations of standard languages, like relational algebra, can still be performed correctly in the presence of nulls. In...
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) is a popular technique for explorative data analysis. Usually, a fixed set of dimensions (such as time, place, etc.) is used to explore and ana...
Benjamin Leonhardi, Bernhard Mitschang, Rubé...
Successfully structuring information in databases, OLAP cubes, and XML is a crucial element in managing data nowadays. However this process brought new challenges to usability. It...