1989 Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 421-430
This paper describes a support system for database construction and manipulation employing dynamic analysis for acquisition of domain knowledge. The system consists of three parts, I^2S-LD (Intelligent Interview System for Logical Design), a knowledge base for database construction and an interface to database management systems. It interviews a user to design logical structure of the target database and constructs its prototype. Then, the system gets the user to use the prototype trying to detect problems of it. If some problems are found, the system redesigns and reconstructs the database. By employing the dynamic analysis, the system can support a user constructing a database efficiently.
