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Extensible semantic models which allow the definition and subsequent use of user-defined, application specific modelling concepts are one approach to enhance database functionality for technical and engineering applications via a database design process that is trimmed for the specific application. In this paper we present an approach to how graphical programming techniques can be used to support the database design process. In particular will we discuss the definition of graphical representations for user-defined modelling concepts and their use for the acquisition, representation and modification of knowledge. Furthermore we present different abstraction techniques which are absolutely necessary when applications of a certain complexity are to be modelled. All principles and techniques described in this paper have already been implemented in the DEED project, a prototype design environment for engineering database applications currently under development.
The work reported in this paper was partially supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) under grant no. Lo 296/5.
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Radermacher, K. (1993). An Extensible Graphical Programming Environment for Semantic Modelling. In: Cooper, R. (eds) Interfaces to Database Systems (IDS92). Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3423-7_20
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