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A Pragmatic Method for the Integration of Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Schemata

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Conceptual Modeling — ER 2000 (ER 2000)

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One of the challenges in practical information system development is to find suitable methods for schema integration. Schema integration aims at replacing a set of existing schemata by a single new one. In this case there is a need to guarantee that with respect to information capacity the new schema dominates or is equivalent to the old ones. We develop formal transformation rules for schema integration. These rules rely on the Higher-order Entity-Relationship model and its theory of schema equivalence and dominance. The rules are embedded in a pragmatic method telling how they should be applied for integration. The method has been applied to various schemata of realistic size.

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  1. Volkswagen AG, K-DOE 2, IS Produktmanagement, P.O. Box 1837, 38436, Wolfsburg, Germany

    Thomas Lehmann

  2. Department of Information Systems, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Klaus-Dieter Schewe

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  1. Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-010, Belo Horizonte - MG, Brasil

    Alberto H. F. Laender

  2. Marriott School School of Accountancy and Information Systems, Brigham Young University, 585 TNRB, P.O. Box 23087, UT 84602-3087, Provo, USA

    Stephen W. Liddle

  3. Department of Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University, College of Business Administration, 30302-4015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Veda C. Storey

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Lehmann, T., Schewe, KD. (2000). A Pragmatic Method for the Integration of Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Schemata. In: Laender, A.H.F., Liddle, S.W., Storey, V.C. (eds) Conceptual Modeling — ER 2000. ER 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1920. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45393-8_4

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