The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition

Joseph Fong; San Kuen Cheung; Herbert Shiu

doi:10.1016/j.datak.2007.10.004

Author(s)

Joseph Fong
San Kuen Cheung
Herbert Shiu

Related Research Unit(s)

Department of Computer Science

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	624-661
Journal / Publication	Data and Knowledge Engineering
Volume	64
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Mar 2008

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Abstract

XML Schema Definition (XSD) is the logical schemas of an XML model, but there is no standard format for the conceptual schema of an XML model. Therefore, we propose an XML Tree Model (XTM) as an XML conceptual schema for representing data semantics in a diagram, and also as an XML data model validator for confirming the data semantics required by users. An XTM consists of hierarchical nodes representing all the elements, and the data relationships among elements within the XSD. A rule-based algorithm and an information capacity with pre- and post-conditions are developed as the methodology for reverse engineering. The proposed algorithm consists of two rules: General Information Transformation and Data Semantic Recovering to construct an XTM. Users can draw an XTM with data relationships among elements as a result of the reverse engineering. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Research Area(s)

Data semantic, Information capacity, Meta-data interface, Reverse engineering, XML conceptual schema, XML tree model

Citation Format(s)

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The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition. / Fong, Joseph; Cheung, San Kuen; Shiu, Herbert.
In: Data and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 64, No. 3, 03.2008, p. 624-661.

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Fong, J, Cheung, SK & Shiu, H 2008, 'The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition', Data and Knowledge Engineering, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 624-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2007.10.004

Fong, J., Cheung, S. K., & Shiu, H. (2008). The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition. Data and Knowledge Engineering, 64(3), 624-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2007.10.004

Fong J, Cheung SK, Shiu H. The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition. Data and Knowledge Engineering. 2008 Mar;64(3):624-661. doi: 10.1016/j.datak.2007.10.004

Fong, Joseph ; Cheung, San Kuen ; Shiu, Herbert. / The XML Tree Model - toward an XML conceptual schema reversed from XML Schema Definition. In: Data and Knowledge Engineering. 2008 ; Vol. 64, No. 3. pp. 624-661.