A CASE tool for conceptual database design

The paper describes a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool to support conceptual database modelling. One popular approach for conceptual database modelling is use of the Entity-Relationship (ER) model. The paper proposes the use of an Enhanced Entity-Relationship (EER) model for conceptua...

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Main Authors: SIAU, Keng, TAN, Kok Phuang, CHAN, Hock Chuan
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1992
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9663
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10663/viewcontent/PII__0950_5849_92_90120_E.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The paper describes a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool to support conceptual database modelling. One popular approach for conceptual database modelling is use of the Entity-Relationship (ER) model. The paper proposes the use of an Enhanced Entity-Relationship (EER) model for conceptual database modelling. This Enhanced Entity-Relationship model extends the Entity-Relationship model by incorporating the generalization/specialization, aggregation and categorization abstractions. The CASE tool, which is based on the Enhanced Entity-Relationship model, is known as the Enhanced Entity-Relationship Diagrammer (EERD). In addition, the CASE tool supports direct visual query and update based on the EERM.