Analysis of Names and Relationships Among Data Elements
提出一种语法方法，标准化数据元素的名称和数学关系，以解决不同信息系统间信息请求结果不一致的问题，帮助系统分析师和数据库管理员在设计系统前消除元素定义冲突。
When making decisions, managers like to obtain pertinent information quickly and accurately from the information systems in an organization. But, often, different answers are obtained, depending on how the information request is phrased or from which information system the information is requested. In order to correct this problem, the system analyst and data base administrator have to resolve any conflicts in defining elements, their names and their relationships before computerized information systems are designed. A syntax method, described in this paper, has been developed to handle this process. This method standardizes names and mathematical relationships of elements. These standard data elements become the input to most system analysis methods facilitating the design of computerized information systems.