An object-oriented operation-based approach to translation between MOF metaschemas

Data and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 444-462

  Raventós, Ruth ^a   Olivé, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conceptual data models; Data knowledge base design methodologies and tools; MOF; Schema translation; UML

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE;

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; DATA/KNOWLEDGE BASE DESIGN METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS; MOF; SCHEMA TRANSLATION; UML;

TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

EID: 54349098680     PISSN: 0169023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.datak.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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