Meta-Database for the Information Systems Development Platform

For today conditions of using information systems presuppose availability of tools, by which developers can quickly adjust their products in accordance with the updated requirements. In connection with this arises the problem of automating the information systems development and reducing the share of labor expenditures for writing the source code. The paper presents a solution for this problem, which is based on the modernization of data and knowledge storing technologies. The concept of the meta-database is proposed. The requirements for the meta-database are formulated. The formal and the graphical model are given features of the meta-database implementation with using relational technology are described. The questions of constructing and utilization a development platform based on the meta-database are examined.