Towards a pattern-based approach for achieving semantic integrity in object-relational databases

An aspect of information security is the information’s integrity. An important aspect of integrity is that the information must retain its appropriate meaning. Semantic integrity rules specify requirements for ensuring that information maintains its meaning. It is believed that certain reoccuring themes are present in these semantic integrity rules. Pattern languages are often used to present solutions to such regularly occurring problems. This paper will therefore investigate semantic integrity from a pattern-based perspective. In doing so, the paper will argue that the implementation of certain semantic integrity rules can be aided through identifying patterns.