A DATABASE ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

The central hypothesis of this paper is that database design and systems design in general can be simplified considerably by tailoring the design methods to a suitable range of applications. Domain-specific knowledge can be incorporated into a specialized database architecture that leaves the designer with the task to specify only the application-specific parts. Based on an analysis of business constraints, we propose such an architecture for the domain of business transaction processing. The architecture offers several data and transaction management services, special-purpose sub-databases, and design checking rules to be used by the application designer. Two services, input management and audit and control services, are described in more detail.Information Systems Working Papers Serie

A DATABASE ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

The central hypothesis of this paper is that database design and systems design in general can be simplified considerably by tailoring the design methods to a suitable range of applications. Domain-specific knowledge can be incorporated into a specialized database architecture that leaves the designer with the task to specify only the application-specific parts. Based on an analysis of business constraints, we propose such an architecture for the domain of business transaction processing. The architecture offers several data and transaction management services, special-purpose sub-databases, and design checking rules to be used by the application designer. Two services, input management and audit and control services, are described in more detail.Information Systems Working Papers Serie

Data bases and data base systems related to NASA's Aerospace Program: A bibliography with indexes

This bibliography lists 641 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system during the period January 1, 1981 through June 30, 1982. The directory was compiled to assist in the location of numerical and factual data bases and data base handling and management systems