Managing time in relational databases : how to design, update and query temporal data /: how to design, update and query temporal data. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tom Johnston, Randall Weis.
• Other Names: Johnston, Tom, 1944-; Weis, Randall
• Contents: An introduction to temporal data management. A brief history of temporal data management -- A taxonomy of bi-temporal data management methods -- An introduction to asseted versioning. The origins of asserted versioning : computer science research -- The origins of asserted versioning : IT best practices -- The core concepts of asserted versioning -- Diagrams and other notations -- The basic scenario -- Designing, maintaining and querying asserted version databases. Designing and generating asserted versioning databases -- An introduction to temporal transactions -- Temporal transactions on single tables -- Temporal transactions on multiple tables -- Deferred assertions and other pipeline datasets -- Re-presenting internalized pipeline datasets -- Allen relationship and other queries -- Optimizing asserted versioning databases -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 478 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.753; Temporal databases; Relational databases; Database management; Querying (Computer science); Computer science; COMPUTERS -- Data Processing; Database management; Querying (Computer science); Relational databases; Temporal databases; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080963372; 0080963374
• Related ISBNs: 9780123750419; 0123750415
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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