Version Management in Federated Database Systems

This publication provides the conceptual foundations for the extension of federated database technology with the management of versioned data. Database federations are a means for the a posteriori integration of data managed by heterogeneous (component) systems. In the engineering domain, these data are typically versioned. The book first determines the requirements of a "versioned" federation compared to an "unversioned" one, and then develops a comprehensive set of features to fulfill the...