Bridging the XML-relational divide with LegoDB: a demonstration

Journal ArticleWe present LegoDB, a cost-based XML storage mapping engine that automatically explores a space of possible XML-to-relational mappings and selects an efficient mapping for a given application

A Survey on Mapping Semi-Structured Data and Graph Data to Relational Data

The data produced by various services should be stored and managed in an appropriate format for gaining valuable knowledge conveniently. This leads to the emergence of various data models, including relational, semi-structured, and graph models, and so on. Considering the fact that the mature relational databases established on relational data models are still predominant in today's market, it has fueled interest in storing and processing semi-structured data and graph data in relational databases so that mature and powerful relational databases' capabilities can all be applied to these various data. In this survey, we review existing methods on mapping semi-structured data and graph data into relational tables, analyze their major features, and give a detailed classification of those methods. We also summarize the merits and demerits of each method, introduce open research challenges, and present future research directions. With this comprehensive investigation of existing methods and open problems, we hope this survey can motivate new mapping approaches through drawing lessons from eachmodel's mapping strategies, aswell as a newresearch topic - mapping multi-model data into relational tables.Peer reviewe

Bridging the XML–Relational Divide with LegoDB: A Demonstration

We present LegoDB, a cost-based XML storage mapping engine that automatically explores a space of possible XML-to-relational mappings and selects an efficient mapping for a given application