Data Modeling Basics

GENERAL PROGRESSION
DEVELOP BASIC MODEL ENHANCE BASIC MODEL REFINE THE MODEL VALIDATE THE MODEL

   

DATA ANALYSIS
"WHAT THERE IS


WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BY THE BUSINESS

ACTIVITY ANALYSIS
"WHAT IS DONE


WHAT ACTIVITIES MAKE UP THE BUSINESS

SUBJECT AREAS
A NATURAL SUBDIVISION OF AN ENTERPRISE CENTERED ON A MAJOR RESOURCE OR ACTIVITY OF THE ENTERPRISE

PERSONNEL CUSTOMERS PRODUCTS VENDORS RAW MATERIAL

ENTITY TYPES
  

TYPES OF THINGS THE BUSINESS NEEDS TO OPERATE A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS WITH A COMMON DEFINITION AND LIKE CHARACTERISTICS NAMES OF ENTITY TYPES ARE ALWAYS SINGULAR NOUNS: EMPLOYEE PRODUCT SHIPMENT CUSTOMER LOCATION CAR

ENTITY


AN ENTITY IS A FUNDAMENTAL THING OF RELEVANCE TO THE ENTERPRISE ABOUT WHICH DATA MAY BE KEPT AN ENTITY IS A SINGLE OCCURRENCE OF AN ENTITY TYPE

ENTITY TYPE:

EMPLOYEE

ENTITY:

MARY JOHNSON JACK ALLEN GENE SMITH

RELATIONSHIPS
 

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ENTITY TYPES A REASON OF RELEVANCE TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR ASSOCIATING ENTITIES FROM ONE OR TWO ENTITY TYPES

 

ENTITY TYPE #1: ENTITY TYPE #2: RELATIONSHIP:

EMPLOYEE FACTORY works in

EMPLOYEE works in FACTORY FACTORY receives work of EMPLOYEE

ATTRIBUTES
   

FACTS ABOUT ENTITIES THAT ARE USEFUL TO THE BUSINESS CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ENTITY TYPE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE BUSINESS ENTITY TYPE: EMPLOYEE

ATTRIBUTES:

NAME ADDRESS BIRTHDATE SERVICE DATE SALARY

ELEMENTS OF AN ERD
(ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM)

  

ENTITY TYPE RELATIONSHIPS ATTRIBUTE

ELEMENTS OF AN ERD


ENTITY TYPE

A FUNDAMENTAL THING OF RELEVANCE TO THE ENTERPRISE ABOUT WHICH FACTS CAN BE KEPT AND WHICH IS INVOLVED IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ENTITY TYPES. AN ASSOCIATION OF INTEREST BETWEEN ENTITY TYPES; THE RATIONALE FOR ASSOCIATING ENTITIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES. A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ENTITY TYPE. INDIVIDUAL DETAILS ASSIGNED TO EACH ENTITY.

RELATIONSHIPS

ATTRIBUTE

ENTITY TYPES NAMES

      

USER SUPPLIES TO ANALYST USER TERMS CLEAR AND CONCISE DO NOT ABBREVIATE SINGULAR UNIQUE ALIAS

FINDING ENTITY TYPES

INTERVIEWS BUSINESS DOCUMENTS FILES

  

RELATIONSHIP
AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ENTITY TYPES
ENTITY _____ BUSINESS ______ ENTITY TYPE REASON TYPE PATRON -------- RENTS -------- TAPE