The view-update problem for indefinite databases

Luciano Caroprese, Irina Trubitsyna, Mirosław Truszczyński, Ester Zumpano

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Abstract

We discuss a declarative framework for updating views over indefinite databases. An indefinite database is a database with null values that are represented, following the standard database approach, by a single null constant. The key aspects of our approach are the basic setup in which extensional databases are indefinite both before and after an update, a novel representation of indefinite databases, and several new classes of view repairs. Most notable is the class of constrained repairs that change the database "minimally" and avoid making arbitrary commitments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st Italian Symposium on Advanced Database Systems, SEBD 2013
Pages95-102
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event21st Italian Symposium on Advanced Database Systems, SEBD 2013 - Roccella Jonica, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Duration: Jun 30 2013Jul 4 2013

Publication series

Name21st Italian Symposium on Advanced Database Systems, SEBD 2013

Conference

Conference21st Italian Symposium on Advanced Database Systems, SEBD 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRoccella Jonica, Reggio Calabria
Period6/30/137/4/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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