Title :
The Mapping from Entity Data Model to Relational Data Model
Author :
Liu Yang ; Liu Hongxing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
Entity Data Model (EDM) is a new conceptual model developed by Microsoft; it is a Platform-Independent and executable conceptual model. At present, EDM is mainly used for information integration, so Microsoft has developed the tools for transforming Platform Specific Models, such as Relational Data Model (RDM), to EDM. On other hand, EDM as a conceptual model can also be used for designing database, but currently there are few researches in this aspect. To an EDM based Database Design methodology, the transformation from EDM to RDM is very important, and which is based on the mapping from EDM components to RDM components. In this paper the mapping rules are studied and defined, and an algorithm for transforming EDM to RDM is proposed. We believe the research in this paper will enrich the use of EDM.
Keywords :
data models; relational databases; software architecture; EDM based database design methodology; Microsoft; entity data model; information integration; model driven architecture; relational data model; Computational modeling; Data models; Databases; Erbium; Navigation; Transforms; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Internet Technology and Applications, 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5142-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5143-2
DOI :
10.1109/ITAPP.2010.5566429
