Title :
Extending ODBMSs using metaclasses
Author :
Diaz, Oscar ; Paton, Norman W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Metaclasses let database designers extend Adam, an object-oriented database-management system, at the model level. Designers and programmers can use objects to describe and extend the behavior of the database itself, without the coding involved in changing the application system. In this article, the authors extend Adam to handle constraints and relationships.<>
Keywords :
data structures; database management systems; object-oriented databases; Adam; constraints; database designers; metaclasses; model level extension; object oriented DBMS; relationships; Data models; Database systems; Design optimization; Dictionaries; Kernel; Object oriented databases; Object oriented modeling; Power system management; Programming profession;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
