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Active Rules in Database Systems

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Abstract

Despite the broad range of applications that can benefit from active database systems, current practice shows that the availability of active mechanisms in most commercial database systems is no guarantee that they will be used. This is partly due to the lack of sophisticated tools to assist in the process of designing, debugging, and administrating large rule sets. This chapter reports advances achieved so far, and identifies areas where enhancements are required.

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  1. Oscar Díaz
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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Norman W. Paton

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Díaz, O. (1999). Tool Support. In: Paton, N.W. (eds) Active Rules in Database Systems. Monographs in Computer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8656-6_7

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