A declarative approach to active databases
Stefano Ceri · 2003
A general description is provided of the field of active databases, focusing on the main problems yet to be solved. The author suggests that deductive databases may contribute to the understanding of some of these problems. Classes of applications that can be specified in a declarative manner are indicated. Important classes of active database applications can have a declarative interface supporting the designer during rule generation, resulting in collections of rules with an efficient and well-understood behavior.>