Refactoring of a Database
Abstract
The technique of database refactoring is all about applying disciplined and controlled techniques to change an existing database schema. The problem is to successfully create a Database Refactoring Framework for databases. This paper concentrates on the feasibility of adapting this concept to work as a generic template. To retain the constraints regardless of the modifications to the metadata, the paper proposes a MetaData Manipulation Tool to facilitate change. The tool adopts a Template Design Pattern to make it database independent. The paper presents a drawback of using java for constraint extraction and proposes an alternative.
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@article{arxiv.0912.1016,
title = {Refactoring of a Database},
author = {Ayeesha Dsousa and Shalini Bhatia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1016},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages IEEE format, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, IJCSIS November 2009, ISSN 1947 5500, http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/