Title: A formal definition for translating XML documents to the entity relationship model

Authors: Sikha Bagui

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA

Abstract: In this paper we propose to conceptually model XML data and documents to the ER model. We present a set of rules for converting XML documents and their data to the ER model. This conceptual view of the XML data can then be easily translated to the relational model, which will then open the way for the development of applications that exploit well known reliable relational technologies to manage and manipulate large collections of XML documents and data travelling through the web.

Keywords: XML data; XML documents; database design; entity relationship diagrams; relational database; conceptual models; formal definition.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMSO.2007.015076

International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies, 2007 Vol.2 No.1, pp.54 - 66

Published online: 09 Sep 2007 *

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