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This paper presents a flexible database schema transformational framework. Flexibility is achieved by adopting a generic model for describing database schemas and a transformational language able to represent all the correctness preserving schema transformations. This framework, originally defined for schema design, is also applicable for supporting other activities related to the database life-cycle. As an illustrative example, this paper shows how it can be used to support a database reverse engineering process.
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Castelli, D., Pisani, S. (1998). A flexible framework for a correct database design. In: Litwin, W., Morzy, T., Vossen, G. (eds) Advances in Databases and Information Systems. ADBIS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1475. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0057745
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