Hyper model management systems

Studies the integration of model management and hypertext systems to produce a hyper model management system (HMMS). Model management systems (MMS) constitute a class of software that is designed to support the construction, storage, retrieval, and use of models in the context of decision support systems. Hypertext systems allow users to split information into data fragments which the user can browse to find information by taking nonlinear paths in computer based texts. Such environments can be readily provided for the subtask of model management by hypertext systems. The different kinds of model knowledge can be captured within different types of hypertext nodes and the relationships among these can be maintained by hypertext links. The authors describe some aspects of model management where hypertext can have a significant impact. However, plain hypertext is ineffective in dealing with the dynamic nature of information in model management tasks where data is revised, models executed, and reports are created on-the-fly. Dynamic domains require dynamic hypertexts. The authors also study the requirements for dynamic hypertexts. These can be satisfied within the class of generalized hypertext systems by using special hypertext nodes and links. The authors explore different architectures to integrate MMS and hypertext systems to obtain HMMSs