Research Papers
Viewpoints: a framework for object oriented database modelling and distribution
Authors:
Fouzia Benchikha ,
LIRE Laboratory, Departement of Computer Science, Mentouri university of Constantine 25000 Constantine, Algeria, DZ
Mahmoud Boufaida,
LIRE Laboratory, Departement of Computer Science, Mentouri university of Constantine 25000 Constantine, Algeria, DZ
Lionel Seinturier
LIP6 Laboratory, Pierre et Marie Curie University, 75252 Paris, France, FR
Abstract
The viewpoint concept has received widespread attention recently. Its integration into a data model improves the flexibility of the conventional object-oriented data model and allows one to improve the modelling power of objects. The viewpoint paradigm can be used as a means of providing multiple descriptions of an object and as a means of mastering the complexity of current database systems enabling them to be developed in a distributed manner. The contribution of this paper is twofold: to define an object data model integrating viewpoints in databases and to present a federated database system integrating multiple sources following a local-as-extended-view approach.
How to Cite:
Benchikha, F., Boufaida, M. and Seinturier, L., 2006. Viewpoints: a framework for object oriented database modelling and distribution. Data Science Journal, 4, pp.92–107. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2481/dsj.4.92
Published on
05 Jan 2006.
Peer Reviewed
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