View updates in a semantic data modelling paradigm

• Published in: Proceedings 12th Australasian Database Conference. ADC 2001 pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: Johnson, M., Rosebrugh, R., Dampney, C.N.G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2001
• Subjects: Algebra; Biomedical informatics; Data models; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Large-scale systems; Niobium

The Sketch Data Model (SkDM) is a new semantic modelling paradigm based on category theory (specifically on categorical universal algebra), which has been used successfully in several consultancies with major Australian companies. This paper describes the SkDM and investigates the view update proble...