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Provides an overview of the types of functions that need to be supported if the business rule approach is to be successful
A fresh look at an old topic: Data modeling tool evaluation criteria
Provides criteria that can be used to evaluate data transformation tools
Describes the processes that must be performed to transform data between applications, including for the data warehouse and application conversions.
Discusses the concept that the information asset warehouse is enabled through a repository
Describes situations where the only way you're going to find out what business rules are being enforced by your organization is by reverse engineering the code.
Examines four reverse engineering products against the evaluation criteria published in the 6/97 issue of Database Programming and Design.
Using the knowledge management hierarchy of Data -> Information -> Knowledge -> Wisdom to illustrate that what an organization considers to be metadata changes depending on where the organization resides in the hierarchy.
Provides criteria which can be used to evaluate products that scan/parse source code to extract business rules. While these products are currently thought of as Year 2000 tools, they have a bright future in support of data warehouse mapping and application conversion efforts.
Provides an introduction to data reverse engineering and data mapping templates. Highlights the fact that data mapping is not just a data warehouse activity, but is required for any project that includes data interchange between applications.
Provides an overview of the business processes that must be established to manage metadata, including a context diagram that relates the metadata management environment to the other tools that are the sources or users of metadata.
Describes a repository-based environment for managing data warehouse meta-data.
Reviews of The Problem Space, Data Modeling Essentials, Resource Life Cycle Analysis and Implementing a Corporate Repository
Summarizes criteria that can be used to determine whether the product you are evaluating qualifies as a repository. More in-depth evaluation criteria is provided in
Provides definitions for data dictionary, repository, data catalogue and encyclopedia.
Provides an introduction to COBOL reverse engineering techniques for populating a repository
As part of the change management series, introduces the repository's role in managing change
The initial articles in the change management series, it illustrates how a repository can be used to control application enhancements
Provides a series of questions which are to be used in evaluating a repository product. Originally published in May, 1989. Revised in August, 1998.
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