Dial: A Knowledge-Grounded Dialect-Specific NL2SQL System
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arXiv:2603.07449v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Enterprises commonly deploy heterogeneous database systems, each of which owns a distinct SQL dialect with different syntax rules, built-in functions, and execution constraints. However, most existing NL2SQL methods assume a single canonical dialect (e.g., SQLite) and struggle to produce queries that are both semantically correct and executable on target engines. Prompt-based approaches tightly couple intent reasoning with dialect syntax, rule-based translators often degrade native operators into generic constructs, and multi-dialect fi
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- arXiv:2603.07449v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Enterprises commonly deploy heterogeneous database systems, each of which owns a distinct SQL dialect with different syntax rules, built-in functions, and execution constraints.
- However, most existing NL2SQL methods assume a single canonical dialect (e.g., SQLite) and struggle to produce queries that are both semantically correct and executable on target engines.
- Prompt-based approaches tightly couple intent reasoning with dialect syntax, rule-based translators often degrade native operators into generic constructs, and multi-dialect fi
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