The CHRIS consultant-a tool for database design and rapid prototyping

Abstract CHRIS is an expert software tool to help in the design and rapid prototyping of information systems containing a database component. CHRIS involves an extended entity-relationship information model, the relational data model and a database management system. A prototype version of the tool, written in Prolog extended with a query-the-user facility, is fully operational. The prototype includes an interface for experimental use which enforces the integrity constraints of the application.

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