Towards OntoUML for Software Engineering: Transformation of Kinds and Subkinds into Relational Databases

Computer Science and Information Systems

Zdeněk Rybola¹ 

[1] Faculty of Information Technology, Czech Technical University in Prague

关键词: OntoUML;    UML;    transformation;    relational database;    Kind;    Subkind;    generalization set;   

DOI  :  10.2298/CSIS170109035R

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Computer Science and Information Systems

【 摘 要 】

OntoUML is an ontologically well-founded conceptual modelling language that distinguishes various types of classifiers and relations providing precise meaning to the modelled entities. While Model-Driven Development is a wellestablished approach, OntoUML has been overlooked so far as a conceptual modelling language for the PIM of application data. This paper is an extension of the paper presented at MDASD 2016, where we outlined the transformation of Rigid Sortal Types – Kinds and Subkinds. In this paper, we discuss the details of various variants of the transformation of these types and the rigid generalization sets. The result of our effort is a complete method for preserving high-level ontological constraints during the transformations, specifically special multiplicities and generalization set meta-properties in a relational database using views, CHECK constraints and triggers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND