Written by the authors of the Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM)specification, this book is the official and authoritativedeveloper's guide Provides a comprehensive look at how to develop database anddata warehouse applications using the Common WarehouseMetamodel Covers the full development lifecycle including applicationdesign implementation, and deployment Companion Web site includes updates on the technology,descriptions of tools, and links to vendor sites

Written by the authors of the Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM) specification, this book is the official and authoritative developer's guide Provides a comprehensive look at how to develop database and data warehouse applications using the Common Warehouse Metamodel Covers the full development lifecycle including application design implementation, and deployment Companion Web site includes updates on the technology, descriptions of tools, and links to vendor sites

Das Common-Warehouse-Metamodell (CWM) ist eine XML-basierte Technologie zum Datenaustausch aus Quellen jeder Art, unabhängig von der Plattform des Anbieters. Geschrieben von den Autoren der CWM-Spezifikation, bietet Ihnen dieses Buch eine gut verständliche Einführung in das Thema. Erklärt wird, wie Geschäftsbereiche mit Hilfe von CWM effizienter arbeiten können und mit welchen praktischen Schritten man CWM plant, implementiert und einführt. Sie erhalten einen Überblick über die Architektur von CWM und sehen, wie die einzelnen Komponenten in existierende Datenbanken und Data-Warehouse-Architekturen integriert werden können. Mit zugehöriger Website.

Provides developments and research, as well as current innovative activities in data warehousing and mining, focusing on the intersection of data warehousing and business intelligence.

Reviews planning and designing architecture and implementing the data warehouse. Includes discussions on how and why to apply IBM tools. Offers tips, tricks, and workarounds to ensure maximum performance. Companion Web site includes technical notes, product updates, corrections, and links to relevant material and training.

Gain the skills to effectively plan software applications and systems using the latest version of UML UML 2 represents a significant update to the UML specification, from providing more robust mechanisms for modeling workflow and actions to making the modeling language more executable. Now in its second edition, this bestselling book provides you with all the tools you'll need for effective modeling with UML 2. The authors get you up to speed by presenting an overview of UML and its main features. You'll then learn how to apply UML to produce effective diagrams as you progress through more advanced topics such as use-case diagrams, classes and their relationships, dynamic diagrams, system architecture, and extending UML. The authors take you through the process of modeling with UML so that you can successfully deliver a software product or information management system. With the help of numerous examples and an extensive case study, this book teaches you how to: * Organize, describe, assess, test, and realize use cases * Gain substantial information about a system by using classes * Utilize activity diagrams, state machines, and interaction diagrams to handle common issues * Extend UML features for specific environment or domains * Use UML as part of a Model Driven Architecture initiative * Apply an effective process for using UML The CD-ROM contains all of the UML models and Java?TM code for a complete application, Java?TM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, Version 1.4.1, and links to the Web sites for vendors of UML 2 tools.