Integrating enterprise information models in Carnot

Author

Huhns, Michael N. ; Jacobs, Nigel ; Ksiezyk, Tomasz ; Shen, Wei-Min ; Singh, Munindar P. ; Cannata, Philip E.

Author_Institution

Microelectron. & Comput. Technol. Corp., Austin, TX, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

12-14 May 1993

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

42

Abstract

The authors describe a method for integrating separately developed information models. The models may be the schemas of databases, frame systems of knowledge bases, domain models of business environments, or process models of business operations. The method achieves integration at a semantic level by using an existing global ontology to develop semantic mappings among resources and resolve inconsistencies. The method is incorporated in a graphical integration tool. The integrated models provide a coherent picture of an enterprise and enable its resources to be accessed and modified coherently

Keywords

administrative data processing; computer graphics; information systems; knowledge based systems; knowledge representation; Carnot; business environments; business operations; coherent picture; domain models; enterprise information models; frame systems; global ontology; graphical integration tool; knowledge bases; process models; semantic level; semantic mappings; separately developed information models; Context modeling; Corporate acquisitions; Databases; Drives; Expert systems; Hardware; Information systems; Jacobian matrices; Microelectronics; Ontologies;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems, 1993., Proceedings of International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rotterdam

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3135-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICICIS.1993.291772

Filename

291772