Data Model Creation with MetaConfigurator

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Hauptverfasser: Neubauer, Felix, Uekermann, Benjamin, Pleiss, Jürgen
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author Neubauer, Felix
Uekermann, Benjamin
Pleiss, Jürgen
author_facet Neubauer, Felix
Uekermann, Benjamin
Pleiss, Jürgen
contents <p>In both research and industry, significant effort is devoted to the creation of standardized data models that ensure data adheres to a specific structures, enabling the development and use of common tools. These models (also called schemas) enable data validation and facilitate collaboration by making data interoperable across various systems. Tools can assist in the creation and maintenance of data models. We introduce MetaConfigurator [1], an <a href="https://github.com/MetaConfigurator/meta-configurator/">open-source</a> web-based schema editor and form generator for JSON schema and for JSON/YAML documents. It differs from other schema-to-UI approaches in the following ways:<br>1) It allows data editing and schema editing within the same tool,<br>2) It offers a unified view, which combines the benefits of a GUI, a text editor and a UML-like diagram view, and<br>3) It supports advanced schema features, including conditions, constraints and composition.</p> <p>In this talk, we demonstrate MetaConfigurator based on a real-world application in the field of Chemistry. We show how the tool can be used to streamline and simplify the process of data model creation. Furthermore, we use the tool to visualize and communicate data models with others. Using MetaConfigurator less mistakes are made and the entry barrier for data model creation is lowered.</p> <p> </p> <p>[1]: Neubauer, Felix & Bredl, Paul & Xu, Minye & Patel, Keyuriben & Pleiss, Juergen & Uekermann, Benjamin. (2024). MetaConfigurator: A User-Friendly Tool for Editing Structured Data Files. Datenbank-Spektrum. 24. 10.1007/s13222-024-00472-7.</p>
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spellingShingle Data Model Creation with MetaConfigurator
Neubauer, Felix
Uekermann, Benjamin
Pleiss, Jürgen
metaconfigurator
json
yaml
configuration
configurator
gui
schema
datamodel
editor
Web development
web
<p>In both research and industry, significant effort is devoted to the creation of standardized data models that ensure data adheres to a specific structures, enabling the development and use of common tools. These models (also called schemas) enable data validation and facilitate collaboration by making data interoperable across various systems. Tools can assist in the creation and maintenance of data models. We introduce MetaConfigurator [1], an <a href="https://github.com/MetaConfigurator/meta-configurator/">open-source</a> web-based schema editor and form generator for JSON schema and for JSON/YAML documents. It differs from other schema-to-UI approaches in the following ways:<br>1) It allows data editing and schema editing within the same tool,<br>2) It offers a unified view, which combines the benefits of a GUI, a text editor and a UML-like diagram view, and<br>3) It supports advanced schema features, including conditions, constraints and composition.</p> <p>In this talk, we demonstrate MetaConfigurator based on a real-world application in the field of Chemistry. We show how the tool can be used to streamline and simplify the process of data model creation. Furthermore, we use the tool to visualize and communicate data models with others. Using MetaConfigurator less mistakes are made and the entry barrier for data model creation is lowered.</p> <p> </p> <p>[1]: Neubauer, Felix & Bredl, Paul & Xu, Minye & Patel, Keyuriben & Pleiss, Juergen & Uekermann, Benjamin. (2024). MetaConfigurator: A User-Friendly Tool for Editing Structured Data Files. Datenbank-Spektrum. 24. 10.1007/s13222-024-00472-7.</p>
title Data Model Creation with MetaConfigurator
topic metaconfigurator
json
yaml
configuration
configurator
gui
schema
datamodel
editor
Web development
web
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14981537