Active database

An active databases is a database that includes active rules, mostly in the form of ECA rules. Active database systems enhance traditional database functionality with rule processing capabilities, providing a uniform and efficient mechanism for many database system applications. Among these applications are integrity constraints, views, authorization, statistics gathering, monitoring and alerting, knowledge-based systems, expert systems, and workflow management. This significant collection focuses on the most prominent research projects in active database systems. The project leaders for each prototype system provide detailed discussions of their projects and the relevance of their results to the future of active database systems..

event- the event that triggers the rule.