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Versioning and configuration management in an object-oriented data model

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Many database applications require the storage and manipulation of different versions of data objects. To satisfy the diverse needs of these applications, current database systems support versioning at a very low level. This article demonstrates that application-independent versioning can be supported at a significantly higher level. In particular, we extend the EXTRA data model and EXCESS query language so that configurations can be specified conceptually and non-procedurally. We also show how version sets can be viewed multidimensionally, thereby allowing configurations to be expressed at a higher level of abstraction. The resulting model integrates and generalizes ideas, in CAD systems, CASE systems, and temporal databases.

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    Edward Sciore Ph.D. (Associate Professor)

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Sciore, E. Versioning and configuration management in an object-oriented data model. VLDB Journal 3, 77–106 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231359

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