Title :
Using Unity to semi-automatically integrate relational schema
Author :
Lawrence, Ramon ; Barker, Ken
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
Unity is an architecture for integrating relational databases which performs three processes: meta-data capture, semantic integration, and query formulation and execution. The foundation of the architecture is a naming methodology that allows concepts to be integrated across systems. Semantic naming of schema constructs increases automation during integration and provides users with physical and logical access transparency during query formulation
Keywords :
automation; merging; meta data; naming services; query formulation; query processing; relational databases; software architecture; Unity architecture; access transparency; meta-data capture; query execution; query formulation; relational database integration; schema constructs; semantic integration; semantic naming methodology; semi-automatic relational schema integration; Automation; Computer architecture; Computer science; Data mining; Dictionaries; Prototypes; Query processing; Relational databases; Software prototyping; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Data Engineering, 2002. Proceedings. 18th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1531-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICDE.2002.994742