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P.A. Bernstein, S. Melnik: Meta Data Management,
ICDE'04 Boston
Meta Data Design Patterns
lDesign
pattern – a problem description consisting of
ØInput models and
mappings
ØOutput models and
mappings
ØCriteria for the
output to be correct
ØAn application specializes it to meta models and mapping languages
lSolution
template – a sequence of operators producing the
desired output
lOperators
– a single step that computes a model and/or mappings