Database Modeling and Design, Fourth Edition, the extensively revised edition of the classic logical database design reference, explains how you can model and design your database application in consideration of new technology or new business needs. It is an ideal text for a stand-alone data management course focused on logical database design, or a supplement to an introductory text for introductory database management.
This book features clear explanations, lots of terrific examples and an illustrative case, and practical advice, with design rules that are applicable to any SQL-based system. The common examples are based on real-life experiences and have been thoroughly class-tested. The text takes a detailed look at the Unified Modeling Language (UML-2) as well as the entity-relationship (ER) approach for data requirements specification and conceptual modeling - complemented with examples for both approaches. It also discusses the use of data modeling concepts in logical database design; the transformation of the conceptual model to the relational model and to SQL syntax; the fundamentals of database normalization through the fifth normal form; and the major issues in business intelligence such as data warehousing, OLAP for decision support systems, and data mining. There are examples for how to use the most popular CASE tools to handle complex data modeling problems, along with exercises that test understanding of all material, plus solutions for many exercises. Lecture notes and a solutions manual are also available.
This edition will appeal to professional data modelers and database design professionals, including database application designers, and database administrators (DBAs); new/novice data management professionals, such as those working on object oriented database design; and students in second courses in database focusing on design.
Key Features
+ a detailed look at the Unified Modeling Language (UML-2) as well as the entity-relationship (ER) approach for data requirements specification and conceptual modeling--with examples throughout the book in both approaches!+ the details and examples of how to use data modeling concepts in logical database design, and the transformation of the conceptual model to the relational model and to SQL syntax;
+ the fundamentals of database normalization through the fifth normal form;
+ practical coverage of the major issues in business intelligence--data warehousing, OLAP for decision support systems, and data mining;
+ examples for how to use the most popular CASE tools to handle complex data modeling problems.
+ Exercises that test understanding of all material, plus solutions for many exercises.
1.1 Data and Database Management
1.2 The Database Life Cycle
1.2 Conceptual Data Modeling
1.4 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 2 The Entity-Relationship Model
2.1 Fundamental ER Constructs
2.1.1 Basic Objects: Entities, Relationships, Attributes
2.1.2 Degree of a Relationship
2.1.3 Connectivity of a Relationship
2.1.4 Attributes of a Relationship
2.1.5 Existence of an Entity in a Relationship
2.1.6 Alternative Conceptual Data Modeling Notations
2.2 Advanced ER Constructs
2.2.1 Generalization: Supertypes and Subtypes
2.2.2 Aggregation
2.2.3 Ternary Relationships
2.2.4 General n-ary Relationships
2.2.5 Exclusion constraint
2.2.6 Referential Integrity
2.3 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 3 Unified Modeling Language
3.1 Class Diagrams
3.1.1 Class Diagram Notation Description
3.1.2 Class Diagrams for Software Design
3.1.3 Class Diagrams for Database Design
3.2 Activity Diagrams
3.2.1 Activity Diagram Notation Description
3.2.2 Activity Diagrams for Software Design
3.2.3 Activity Diagrams for Workflow
3.3 Rules of Thumb for UML Usage
3.4 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 4 Requirements Analysis and Conceptual Data Modeling
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Requirements Analysis
4.3 Conceptual Data Modeling
4.3.1 Classify Entities and Attributes
4.3.2 Identify the Generalization Hierarchies
4.3.3 Define Relationships
4.3.4 Example of Data Modeling: Company Project Database
4.4 View Integration
4.4.1 Pre-integration Analysis
4.4.2 Comparison of Schemas
4.4.3 Conformation of Schemas
4.4.4 Merging and Restructuring of Schemas
4.4.5 Example of View Integration
4.5 Entity Clustering for ER Models
4.5.1 Clustering Concepts
4.5.2 Grouping Operations
4.5.3 Clustering Technique
4.6 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 5 Transforming the Conceptual Data Model to SQL
5.1 Transformation Rules and SQL Constructs
5.1.1 Binary Relationships
5.1.2 Binary Recursive Relationships
5.1.3 Ternary and n-ary Relationships
5.1.4 Generalization and Aggregation
5.1.5 Multiple Relationships
5.1.6 Weak Entities
5.2 Transformation Steps
5.2.1 Entity Transformation
5.2.2 Many-to-Many Binary Relationship Transformation
5.2.3 Ternary Relationship Transformation
5.2.4 Example of ER-to-SQL Transformation
5.3 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 6 Normalization
6.1 Fundamentals of Normalization
6.1.1 First Normal Form
6.1.2 Superkeys, Candidate Keys, and Primary Keys
6.1.3 Second Normal Form
6.1.4 Third Normal Form
6.1.5 Boyce-Codd Normal Form
6.2 The Design of Normalized Tables: Simple Example
6.3 Normalization of Candidate Tables Derived from ER Diagrams
6.4 Determining the Minimum Set of 3NF Tables
6.4.1 Elimination of Extraneous Attributes
6.4.2 Search for a Nonredundant Cover
6.4.3 Partitioning of the Nonredundant Cover
6.4.4 Merge of Equivalent Keys
6.4.5 Definition of Tables
6.5 Fourth and Fifth Normal Forms
6.5.1 Multivalued Dependencies
6.5.2 Fourth Normal Form
6.5.3 Decomposing Tables to 4NF
6.5.4 Fifth Normal Form
6.6 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 7 An Example of Logical Database Design
7.1 Requirements Specification
7.2 Logical Design
7.3 Summary
Chapter 8 Business Intelligence
8.1 Data Warehousing
8.1.1 Overview of Data Warehousing
8.1.2 Logical Design
8.2 On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)
8.2.1 The Exponential Explosion of Views
8.2.2 Overview of OLAP
8.2.3 View Size Estimation
8.2.4 Selection of Material Views
8.2.5 View Maintenance
8.2.6 Query Optimization
8.3 Data Mining
8.3.1 Forecasting
8.3.2 Text Mining
8.4 Summary
Literature Summary
Chapter 9 CASE Tools for Logical Database Design
9.1 Introduction to Software Tools
9.2 The Key Capabilities to Watch For
9.3 The Basics
9.4 Generating a Database From a Design
9.5 Database Support
9.6 Collaborative Support
9.7 Distributed Development
9.8 Application Lifecycle Tooling Integration
9.9 Design Compliance Checking
9.10 Reporting
9.11 Semi-Structured Data, XML
9.12 Summary
Literature Summary
Appendix The Basics of SQL
A.1 SQL Names and Operators
A.2 Data Definition Language (DDL)
A.3 Data Manipulation Language (DML)
A.3.1 SQL Select Command
A.3.2 SQL Update Commands
A.3.3 Referential Integrity
A.3.4 SQL Views
References
Exercises for Logical Design
Solutions to Selected Exercises
Glossary
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