An Improved Algorithm for Transplanting Relational Schemas Into an Object Model

<p>Today's warfighter is inundated with data from numerous Command Control Communications and Computers and Intelligence systems. Integration of these systems is desirable yet integration results in a static solution to a dynamic problem-by the time a global schema can be devised it's out of date. Automating schema integration will mitigate this problem but data model disparity must be addressed via translation to a common data model prior to integration. To address this requirement this thesis presents an improved relational to object-oriented schema translation algorithm which is derived from a base algorithm proposed by another research effort. The improved algorithm incorporates many benefits over the base algorithm including increased automation semantic equivalence assurance via tracing key migrations and decreased inter-entity association redundancy. The improved algorithm is implemented in a highly automated schema translation application which is demonstrated against a sample schema and validated on another schema from am operational course scheduling system. Given a relational schema the application provides an initial object-oriented translation and retranslates when schema change is detected.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>