The Functional Data Model and the Data Language DAPLEX

Summary: Functional data model as a foundation for DAPLEX; a high-level language for data description and manipulation. Shows the benefits of the functional approach for expressing and solving DBMS problems with concise, expressive specifications. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: h5f12d765bea59079
Venue: SIGMOD
Year: 1979
Pagerank: 0.00059996338
Overall Rank: 16 | 99.90%
DOI: 10.1145/582095.582105

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Authors

1. David W. Shipman (Computer Corporation of America)

BibTeX Citation

@inproceedings{shipman_sigmod79,
        title = {{The Functional Data Model and the Data Language DAPLEX}},
        author = {Shipman, David W.},
        series = {{SIGMOD} '79},
        booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
        publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
        doi = {10.1145/582095.582105},
        url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/582095.582105},
        year = {1979}
}

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118	The EXODUS Optimizer Generator	1987	SIGMOD	0.00031392616
225	Traversal Recursion: A Practical Approach to Supporting Recursive Applications	1986	SIGMOD	0.00023995155
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660	The Implementation of An Integrated Concurrency Control and Recovery Scheme	1982	SIGMOD	0.00015008043
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1,057	Query Graphs, Implementing Trees, and Freely-Reorderable Outerjoins	1990	SIGMOD	0.00012231557
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1,732	The O2 Database Programming Language	1989	VLDB	9.7621488e-05
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2,539	ISIS: Interface for a Semantic Information System	1985	SIGMOD	8.3274883e-05
2,623	Processing Queries Over Generalization Hierarchies in a Multidatabase System	1983	VLDB	8.2114388e-05
2,665	A Graph-Oriented Object Database Model	1990	PODS	8.1568013e-05
2,756	G-WHIZ*, a Visual Interface for the Functional Model with Recursion	1985	VLDB	8.0530555e-05
2,968	On the Expressive Power of Database Queries with Intermediate Types	1988	PODS	7.8013847e-05
3,183	On Accessing Object-Oriented Databases: Expressive Power, Complexity, and Restrictions	1989	SIGMOD	7.5578905e-05
3,218	Mapping a Semantic Database Model to the Relational Model	1987	SIGMOD	7.5212385e-05
3,294	Implementation of a Compiler for a Semantic Data Model: Experiences with Taxis	1987	SIGMOD	7.4487512e-05
3,374	Accommodating Exceptions in Databases, and Refining the Schema by Learning from Them	1985	VLDB	7.362743e-05
3,480	Multirelations -- Semantics and Languages	1985	VLDB	7.2686543e-05
3,510	LAURA: A Formal Data Model and Her Logical Design Methodology	1983	VLDB	7.2468609e-05
3,516	GridDB: A Data-Centric Overlay for Scientific Grids	2004	VLDB	7.2426744e-05
3,541	Data Functions, Datalog and Negation (Extended Abstract)	1988	SIGMOD	7.2161746e-05
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3,715	IFO: A Formal Semantic Database Model (Preliminary Report)	1984	PODS	7.0750576e-05
3,732	Database Design Tools: An Expert System Approach	1985	VLDB	7.0674932e-05
3,885	A Recovery Algorithm for a Distributed Database System	1983	PODS	6.9466549e-05
4,016	Database Programming Languages: A Functional Approach	1991	SIGMOD	6.8528977e-05
4,083	Type Systems for Querying Class Hierarchies with Non-strict Inheritance.	1989	PODS	6.8174846e-05
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4,380	Data Delivery in a Service-Oriented World: The BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform	2006	SIGMOD	6.6271086e-05
4,603	CLASSIC: A Structural Data Model for Objects	1989	SIGMOD	6.506144e-05
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