A Semi-Automatic Method for Matching Schema Elements in the Integration of Structural Pre-Design Schemata

• In this paper we present a semi-automatic method for matching schema elements in the integration of structural pre-design schemata. In doing so we describe and present how element level matching (concept), structural level matching (neighborhood) and taxonomy-based matching can be combined into one workflow and method. The matching method is a composite schema-based matching method where several different approaches are used to receive one single matching result. Our contributions facilitate the otherwise complex task of matching schema elements during the integration of pre-design schemata and they also speed up the process due to automation of certain process steps. The research approach used within this work can be characterized as design science and our main contributions as a method and an instantiation (a prototype)

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Information Systems (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Semi-automaic Schema Integration; Pre-Design; Schema Matching; Implementation Neutral Design

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