A Developmental Model for Data Translation,
Abstract
A model for generalized data translation is presented. Data translation is defined as the process whereby data stored in a form that can be processed on one computer (the source file) can be translated into a form (target file) which can be used by the same or different processing systems on a possibly different computer. Inputs to the Data Translator are the source data and two descriptive languages which drive the translation process. A description of the source and target data is presented to the data translator in a Stored Data Definition Language (SDDL). This description includes both the logical (data structure) aspects of the data as well as the physical (storage structure) aspects. A Translation Definition Language (TDL) is used to define the source to target translation parameters. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0772743
Entities
People
- Ernest A. Hershey Iii
- James P. Fry
- Randall L. Frank
Organizations
- University of Michigan