Authors:
Jonnathan Lopes
;
Maicon Bernardino
;
Fábio Basso
and
Elder Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Federal University of Pampa, PPGES, LESSE, Av. Tiarajú, 810, Ibirapuitã, CEP 97546-550, Alegrete, RS, Brazil
Keyword(s):
Domain Specific Language, Conceptual Data Model, Conceptual Model, Database Modeling.
Abstract:
Different approaches to software development are based on at least three database models: conceptual, logical, and physical, requiring distinct abstraction levels to represent complementary concepts. The selection of a conceptual database modeling approach, among other things, depends on the problem domain, knowledge, and preferences of the developer. This paper presents a new domain-specific textual language devoted to the conceptual relational database modeling, i.e., entity-relationship modeling. Furthermore, we present a preliminary evaluation conducted to analyze our proposed DSL, comparing two grammar versions in a focus group research method.