Object DataBase

Management System
(ODBMS)

By Wasim Akram
Mohammad Tayyab
Sajid Saeed
What is ODBMS & ODB?

ODBMS

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It is a software that operates object-oriented databases.
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ODMG defines ODBMS as “A DBMS that integrates database capabilities with object-
oriented programming language capabilities” .

ODB

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It is a database model in which data is represented in the form of
OBJECTS.
 HISTORY OF ODBMS

 ODBMS was introduced during the mid

1980’s and early 1990's.

 It was mainly used in Computer­Aided Design

(CAD) and Computer­Aided Software
Engineering (CASE) tools
What is Object?
 An object is a complex
data or entity, which
consists of State and
Behaviours. Object
 In C++ (an OOP language)
an object is defined as any
instantiation of a class
type data, Attr Rela Me Me
tion
or simply a variable
declared for a class type
ibu ship tho ssa
data. tes s ds ges
Class = data structure + Methods

Data structure is a user defined data type which consists of

elementary data types.

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e.g. in C++
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struct student
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{ varchar name,
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int roll no,
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float gpa
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};
Function / Method

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The set of instructions which defines the procedure to perform
an operation on the data structure.

Class

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Class is a user defined “complex data type" including its
member data types (attributes) and operations.
OBJECT
Object (Amir)

Class (Student)
 ODBMS COMPONENTS

Languag It provides interface between query

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and underlying secondary data

e Drivers
storage.
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e.g. C++, Java, .NET

Query ●
Responsible for interpreting &
executing query Commands.

Engine e.g. OQL, LINQ, JDOQL

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Transactio ●
Ensures that a group of OQL
commands either fail or succeed in
n performing a transaction (unit of
Engine work).

Storage ●
Stores and retrieves data from
secondary storage. It also provides

Engine
methods to administer & control
information s.
Features of ODBMS

Persistence of data

Indexing

Transaction Management

Recovery
Advantages of ODBMS
Models and stores complex data (objects)
and complex relationships.

Data and methods are stored together and

managed together.

DBMS (Application) & Database both use

same object-oriented model and persistent
programming languages.

Fast retrieval of objects.

Disadvantages of ODBMS

Don’t have flexible query engine.

Complicated. Requires technical skills to

operate.

Only operations that are defined in class,

can be performed.

Not efficient for simple data and

relationships.
 References
 C. j. Date, C. D. (1999), An Introduction to Database Systems.
 http://www.objs.com/x3h7/odmg.htm
 http://
www.servicearchitecture.com/database/articles/odmg_3_0.html
 http://
www.service-architecture.com/object-oriented databases/articles/o
bject-oriented_database_oodbms_definition.html
 http://
ocp-certification.com/odbms-has-four-main-components.html
 http://www.objectdb.com/object/db/database/features
 http://
download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/concepts/object.html