OO DATABASE SCHEMA

• FORMAL EXPRESSION OF A CONCEPTUALIZATION IS THE OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASE SCHEMA

• I.E. FORMAL STATEMENT OF THE CLASSES AND THEIR INHERITANCE HIERACHIES
  • INHERITANCE HIERARCHIES: TAXONOMIES OF CONCEPTUAL TYPES INVOLVED

  • CONSTRUCTION OR AGGREGATION MECHANISM: ALLOWS THE CREATION OF COLLECTION CLASSES - VERY USEFUL IN MODELING BUILT ENVIRONMENT DESIGNS

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Ugo O. Gagliardi
GSD-2317 Spring 2005-2006