Abstract
An approach is proposed for database design prototyping. Database design currently has a well established structure while prototyping of the process is a quite new subject of research.
In our proposal, prototyping makes it possible for the designer activity to be validated by the end user himself, while the database design is still under development.
Two points are of major importance in this validation process. First, the end user’s active role. This is essential because it is up to the end user to decide whether or not his/her requirements have been well understood by the designer.
As a second point, the validation is done as early as possible. This allows a quick identification of misunderstanding and thus avoids the propagation of design errors.
This work is supported by the Italian National Science council (C.N.R.) within the PFI-P2-DATAID project.
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Demo, G.B., DiLeva, A., Giolito, P. (1984). Database Design Prototyping in a Codasyl Environment. In: Budde, R., Kuhlenkamp, K., Mathiassen, L., Züllighoven, H. (eds) Approaches to Prototyping. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69796-8_17
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