Download or read book Active Rules in Database Systems written by Norman W. Paton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely survey of the field from the point of view of some of the subject's most active researchers. Divided into several parts organized by theme, the book first covers the underlying methodology regarding active rules, followed by formal specification, rule analysis, performance analysis, and support tools. It then moves on to the implementation of active rules in a number of commercial systems, before concluding with applications and future directions for research. All researchers in databases will find this a valuable overview of the topic.