Gambit: An interactive database design tool for data structures, integrity constaints, and transactions

The design of a database is a rather complex and dynamic process that requires comprehensive knowledge and experience. There exist many manual design tools and techniques, but the step from a schema to an implementation is still a delicate subject. The interactive database design tool Gambit support...

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Published inIEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. SE-11; no. 7; pp. 574 - 582
Main Authors Braegger, R P, Dudler, A M, Rebsamen, J, Zehnder, C A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1985
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Summary:The design of a database is a rather complex and dynamic process that requires comprehensive knowledge and experience. There exist many manual design tools and techniques, but the step from a schema to an implementation is still a delicate subject. The interactive database design tool Gambit supports the whole process in an optimal way. It is based on an extended relational-entity relationship model. The designer is assisted in outlining and describing data structures and consistency preserving update transactions. The constraints are formulated using the database programming language Modula/R which is based upon first-order predicate calculus.
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ISSN:0098-5589