Information systems design: An expert system approach (original) (raw)

Abstract

We present in this paper some aspects of an expert design tool so-called OICSI. The scope of OICSI is to generate the IS conceptual schema from a description of the application domain given with a subset of the french natural language. The tool starts, in a first step with an interpretation of natural language descriptions leading to a descriptive network which corresponds to a first version of the conceptual schema. Then in the second step, OICSI uses design rules in order to complete and transform the descriptive network into a normalized network which describes all the elements of the final conceptual schema. The paper focusses on the second step. It presents the representation and validation rules included in the OICSI knowledge based as a formalization of design rules issued from our own practice and experience of Information System design.

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Jr. Abrial: Data Semantics in Data Management Systems Klimbie and Koffman (eds) North Holland 1974.
    Google Scholar
  2. R.P. Bragger, A. Dudler, J. Rebsamen, C.A. Zehnder: "GAMBIT: An interactive Database Design Tool for Data Structures, Integrity Constraints and Transactions" in Database Techniques for Professional Workstations, ETH Zurich 1983.
    Google Scholar
  3. M.L Brodie, E. Silva: Active and Passive Component Modeling: ACM/PCM in IFIP WG8. 1 working conference on "Information systems design methodologies: a comparative review" 1982.
    Google Scholar
  4. B. Bruce: Case Systems for Natural Language, Artificial Intelligence Nb 6 1975.
    Google Scholar
  5. S. Ceri: "Methodologies and Tools for Database Design" ed, North Holland Publ Co 1983.
    Google Scholar
  6. P.P. Chen: "The entity Relationship Model — Towards a Unified View of Data" ACM TODS V1, N1, 1976.
    Google Scholar
  7. Chomsky Aspects of the theory of syntax MIT Press 1965
    Google Scholar
  8. M. Cordier: Connaissances semantiques et pragmatiques en comprehension du langage naturel 2ème congrés AFCET-INRIA Reconnaissance des formes et Intelligence Artificielle, Toulouse 1979.
    Google Scholar
  9. Data Base Engineering review vol 17 n°4. Special issue on Data design aids methods and environment Dec 84
    Google Scholar
  10. "Case for case" in Universal theory in linguistic Bach (ed) 1968.
    Google Scholar
  11. C. Gane T. Sarson: Structured systems analysis Prentice Hall 1979
    Google Scholar
  12. M.R. Gustafsson, J.A. Bubenko T. Karlsson: "A Declarative Approach to Conceptual Information Processing" in IFIP WG8. 1 Working Conference on "Information Systems Design Methodologies: a comparative review" 1982.
    Google Scholar
  13. Kayser: les ATN sémantiques, 3ème Congrés Reconnaissance des formes et Intelligence Artificielle AFCET 1981.
    Google Scholar
  14. JY Lingat, P. Nobecourt, C. Rolland: Behaviour Management in Data Base applications in Proceedings of VLDB 87 Brigthon UK.
    Google Scholar
  15. Lundeberg: The ISAC apprach to specification of IS and its application to the organization of an IFIP working conference in IFIP WG8. 1 working conference on "Information systems design methodologies: a comparative review" 1982.
    Google Scholar
  16. J. Mylopoulos,H. Wong: Some features of the TAXIS model Proc. 6th Int conf. on VLDB 1980. informatiques Masson 1983.
    Google Scholar
  17. C. Rolland, C. Richard: The Remora methodology fo information systems design and management in IFIP WG8. 1 working conference on "Information systems design methodologies: a comparative review" 1982
    Google Scholar
  18. C. Rolland, C. Proix: An expert system approach to information system design in Proc. IFIP Congress 86 North Holland 1986.
    Google Scholar
  19. Dt. Ross, Kl Schaum: Structured systems analysis for requirements definition IEEE Transaction on software engineering 1977
    Google Scholar
  20. J.M Smith, C.P. Smith: Database Abstractions: Aggregation. Communications of ACM. June 1977.
    Google Scholar
  21. J.M. Smith, C.P. Smith: Database Abstractions: Aggregation and Generalization. ACM TRANSACTIONS on Database Systems. June 1977.
    Google Scholar
  22. G.M.A. Verheijen, J. VAN Bekkum: "NIAM: An Information Analysis Method.
    Google Scholar

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Paris 1, 12 Place du Pantheon, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France
    C. Cauvet, C. Proix & C. Rolland

Authors

  1. C. Cauvet
  2. C. Proix
  3. C. Rolland

Editor information

J. W. Schmidt S. Ceri M. Missikoff

Rights and permissions

© 1988 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Cauvet, C., Proix, C., Rolland, C. (1988). Information systems design: An expert system approach. In: Schmidt, J.W., Ceri, S., Missikoff, M. (eds) Advances in Database Technology—EDBT '88. EDBT 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 303. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-19074-0\_50

Download citation

Keywords

These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Publish with us