Abstract
Model management addresses problems dealing with forms of collaboration among heterogeneous databases. This collaboration may include exchange of data, schema integration, synchronization, translation and, in general, any issue characterized by a data evolving scenario. It provides a structured framework allowing standard solutions to data programmability problems in terms of the application of some recurring operators. The main mid-term target in this field is the definition of a model management system, a software platform providing the data architect with a complete set of tools addressing a wide spectrum of possible problems. In this paper we recall MIDST, a platform that works as an applicator of schema transformations. It was firstly conceived to perform model-independent schema and data translation. Then it has been extended to an applicator of general schema transformations including model management operators. Leveraging on MIDST rich representation of models, schemas and data based on a metalevel approach, we reason about potentialities and possible developments of this platform with the target of laying the basis for a real runtime model management system.
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Atzeni, P., Bellomarini, L., Bugiotti, F., Gianforme, G. (2008). From Schema and Model Translation to a Model Management System. In: Gray, A., Jeffery, K., Shao, J. (eds) Sharing Data, Information and Knowledge. BNCOD 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5071. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70504-8_24
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