ER model clustering as an aid for user communication and documentation in database design

Authors:
Toby J. Teorey;Guangping Wei;Deborah L. Bolton;John A. Koenig
Affiliations:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor;Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor;Mathematical Reviews, Ann Arbor, MI;Mathematical Reviews, Ann Arbor, MI
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
1989

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Abstract

Entity-relationship clustering promotes the simplicity that is vital for fast end-user comprehension, as well as the complexity at a more detailed level to satisfy the database designer's need for extended semantic expression in the conceptual model.