5.1 A Declarative Data Integration and ...


A declarative, rules-based approach can be applied into the data transformation problem.
The MTRANS language that is placed on top of XSLT is introduced to describe data model transformations.
XSLT is generated from an MTRANS specification.
The transformation rules are expressed in the form of MTRANS and then parsed using a generator.
A data integration engine for the Web services context can be built in the Web service business process
execution language WS-BPEL, which is another example of the benefits of abstraction in transformation and
integration.
A common overarching information model governs what types of services are involved in the composition.
The method for data integration and transformation includes:
Requirements for Mediated Integration.
Declarative Transformation Rules.
Implementation of Connector Construction.
All these have their own methods for implementation, implication and applications.