From XML to Relational Models Articles uri icon

publication date

  • June 2010

start page

  • 505

end page

  • 519

issue

  • 4

volume

  • 21

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0868-4952

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1822-8844

abstract

  • For many businesses and organizations, the achievement of interoperability has proven to be a highly desirable goal. However, without efficient schema mapping mechanisms or models that allow for the
    storage and management of information from several distinct systems,
    the goal of interoperability is impossible to attain. Due to the role of
    XML as a standard in information exchange, considerable research has
    been undertaken to find effective methods or algorithms for the
    conversion from XML to database models. This paper reviews leading
    research in the field &- focusing particularly on three novel approaches
    taken &- and proposes an original schema mapping mechanism using a
    conceptual model which, due its higher level of abstraction, maximizes
    the preservation of semantics.