Paper Info
Title
A Metadatabase-supported shell for distributed processing and systems integration
Abstract
Advances in computer networking and the globalization of economy have forced enterprises to adopt a distributed structure, particularly for their information systems. It is important to provide enterprises with integration tools which consolidate the information available in these distributed systems. We refer to such systems as Distributed Enterprise Information Systems (DEIS). A number of integration approaches can be found in the literature which achieve interoperability at the application level via an integrated schema or a common manipulation language. Other systems, such as ERPs, realize integration by imposing a central data model and uniform business processes. All these approaches are imposing certain logical data structure or even physical database to the local systems, which demand changes at the local level. In this paper, we describe the detailed architecture of a Metadatabase-supported shell enabling DEIS. Taking advantage of metadata, the approach presented guaranties flexibility, scalability, while preserving local autonomy.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1016/j.knosys.2008.03.024
Knowl.-Based Syst.
Keywords
Field
DocType
metadatabase-supported shell,systems integration,distributed enterprise information systems,metadatabase,central data model,information system,enterprise information systems,local autonomy,local level,integration tool,application level,certain logical data structure,local system,integration approach,data structure,system integration,distributed processing,computer network,enterprise information system,business process,data model,distributed system
Information system,Enterprise application integration,Metadatabase,Computer science,Enterprise information system,Global information system,Enterprise information integration,Enterprise integration,System integration,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
21
7
Knowledge-Based Systems
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.38
13
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gilbert Babin121236.76
Waiman Cheung275266.77