Applying Vertical Fragmentation Techniques in Logical Design of Multidimensional Databases
Matteo Golfarelli7
, Dario Maio7
and Stefano Rizzi7 
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DEIS - University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy |
Abstract
In the context of multidimensional databases implemented on relational DBMSs through star schemes, the most effective technique
to enhance performances consists of materializing redundant aggregates called views. In this paper we investigate the problem
of vertical fragmentation of views aimed at minimizing the workload response time. Each view includes several measures which
not necessarily are always requested together; thus, the system performance may be increased by partitioning the views into
smaller tables. On the other hand, drill-across queries involve measures taken from two or more views; in this case the access
costs may be decreased by unifying these views into larger tables. After formalizing the fragmentation problem as a 0–1 integer
linear programming problem, we define a cost function and outline a branch-and-bound algorithm to minimize it. Finally, we
demonstrate the usefulness of our approach by presenting a set of experimental results based on the TPC-D benchmark.
This research was partially supported by MURST - Interdata Project.
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