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

Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time

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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4,811	On the Expressive Power of the Logical Data Model	1985	SIGMOD	6.4040053e-05
4,921	CQL: A Query Language for Manipulating Object-oriented Databases	1989	VLDB	6.3524669e-05
5,019	A Grammar-Based Approach Towards Unifying Hierarchical Data Models (extended abstract)	1989	SIGMOD	6.3112208e-05
5,279	Overview of an Ada* Compatible Distributed Database Manager	1983	SIGMOD	6.1994622e-05
5,751	ARIEL -- A Semantic Front-End to Relational DBMSs	1985	VLDB	6.0066555e-05
5,907	Supporting a Semantic Data Model in a Distributed Database System	1983	VLDB	5.9508014e-05
6,164	A Graph-Oriented Object Model for Database End-User Interfaces	1990	SIGMOD	5.86403e-05
6,178	The Integrated Data Model: A Database Perspective	1983	VLDB	5.8597694e-05
6,195	Towards an Efficient Evaluation of General Queries: Quantifier and Disjunction Processing Revisited	1989	SIGMOD	5.8535814e-05
6,362	Integrating Heterogeneous Overlapping Databases Through Object-Oriented Transformations	1999	VLDB	5.8092399e-05
6,368	Towards a Unified Visual Database Access	1993	SIGMOD	5.8092399e-05
6,373	SIM: A Database System Based on the Semantic Data Model	1988	SIGMOD	5.8092399e-05
6,514	A Functional Programming Approach to Deductive Databases	1991	VLDB	5.7592884e-05
6,602	Research Directions in Object-Oriented Database Systems	1990	PODS	5.7397128e-05
7,131	An Access Path Model for Physical Database Design	1980	SIGMOD	5.601767e-05
7,194	Solving Domain Mismatch and Schema Mismatch Problems with an Object-Oriented Database Programming Language	1991	VLDB	5.5898445e-05
7,227	Derived Data Update in Semantic Databases	1989	VLDB	5.5809592e-05
7,715	Query Processing in the AquaLogic Data Services Platform	2006	VLDB	5.4698573e-05
8,468	Dynamic Derivation of Personalized Views	1988	VLDB	5.3350162e-05
8,549	OFL: A Functional Execution Model for Object Query Languages	1995	SIGMOD	5.3171056e-05
9,506	HIT Data Model: Databases from the Functional Point of View	1985	VLDB	5.1708619e-05
11,033	An Extended Tutorial and Vocabulary for Relational Language Design in an Era of AI-Assisted Query Generation	2026	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
11,316	Meaningful Data Erasure in the Presence of Dependencies	2025	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,300	Processing Object-Oriented Queries with Invertible Late Bound Functions	1995	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,385	A Uniform Approach to Processing Temporal Queries	1992	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,399	K: A High-level Knowledge Base Programming Language for Advanced Database Applications	1991	SIGMOD	4.9793485e-05
13,416	The C-based Database Programming Language Jasmine/C	1990	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,440	Meta-Functions and Contexts in an Object-Oriented Database Language	1988	SIGMOD	4.9793485e-05
13,473	Constructing Database Systems in a Persistent Environment	1987	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,478	Query Optimization by Stored Queries	1987	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,494	Toward a General Spatial Data Model for an Object-Oriented DBMS	1986	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,515	NetBook - A Data Model to Support Knowledge Exploration	1985	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,527	Relational Algebras, Logic, And Functional Programming	1984	SIGMOD	4.9793485e-05
13,528	A Personal Data Manager	1984	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,533	Processing Read-Only Queries Over Views With Generalization	1984	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,534	UNIBASE - An Integrated Access to Databases	1984	VLDB	4.9793485e-05
13,552	An Implementation of a Query Language Supporting Path Expressions	1982	SIGMOD	4.9793485e-05
13,553	The Network Query Language Noah	1982	SIGMOD	4.9793485e-05

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