Activity 11.

2: Database Design Exercise using

the ABC Case Study
Question 1) Entities for ABC Database
1.1 Custoer Detai!s
Customer No.
Customer First Name
Customer Middle Name
Customer Surname
Telephone No.
Fax No.
Mobile No.
Home Address
Office Address
POBox
mail
Sales Header No.
Pa!ment Method
Credit "imit
Salesperson#Sales Cler$ No.
Sales "ocation
%n&oice %nformation#Address
Sales %n&oice
Sales 'eli&er! Schedule
'iscount
1.2 Sa!es"erson Detai!s
Salesperson No.
Salesperson First Name
Salesperson Middle Name
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Salesperson Surname
Salesperson Title
'ate of (oinin)
Sales *uota
Bonus#%ncenti&es
Sales Order
Sales "ocation
Telephone No.
Fax No.
Mobile No.
mail
1.# Sa!es $rder %eader Detai!s
Sales Header No.
Order 'ate
+e,uired 'ate
Sales 'eli&er! Schedule
%tem # Product No.
Customer No.
Pa!ment Method
1.& Sa!es $rder 'ine Detai!s
Sales "ine No.
Sales Header No.
%tem # Product No.
%tem # Product Price
*uantit!
'iscount
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Total Pa!ment
Sales %n&oice
1.( )te * +roduct Detai!s
%tem # Product No.
%tem # Product Name
%tem # Product 'escription
%tem # Product Cost
%tem # Product Price
'iscount
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Question 2) Detai!s Definition ,Each -ab!e in the Database)
2.1 Custoer Detai!s
Primar!#
Forei)n
-e!s
Name Field Name 'ata
T!pe
Field
Si.e
/alidation +ules
Primar! -e! Customer No. CustomerNo Number 0 Mandator!
NA Customer First Name FirstName Text 12 Mandator!
NA Customer Middle Name MiddleName Text 12
NA Customer Surname Surname Text 12 Mandator!
NA Telephone No. Tel Number 3 Mandator!4 if no mobile number
NA Fax No. Fax Number 3
NA Mobile No. Mobile Number 52 Mandator!
NA Home Address HomeAddress Text 522 Mandator!
NA Office Address OfficeAddress Text 522 Mandator!4 if no home address
NA POBox POBox Number 1 Mandator!
NA mail mail Text 522 Mandator!
Forei)n -e! Sales Header No. SalesHeaderNo Number 52 Mandator!
NA %n&oice %nformation#Address %n&oice%nformation#Address Text 522 Mandator!4 if customer re,uests
to send in&oice of order
NA Pa!ment Method Pa!mentMethod O" Ob6ect7
Cash
Che,ue
8 +estricted "ist
NA Credit "imit Credit"imit Number 52 Mandator!
Forei)n -e! Salesperson#Sales Cler$ No. Salesperson#SalesCler$No Number 52 Mandator!
NA Sales "ocation Sales"ocation O" Ob6ect7
+A-
8 +estricted "ist
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9A*
A6man
Shar6ah
Fu6airah
'ubai
A'
Al Ain
NA Sales %n&oice Sales%n&oice Number 0 Mandator!4 if customer re,uests
to send in&oice of order
NA Sales 'eli&er! Schedule Sales'eli&er!Schedule 'ate#Time 52 Mandator!4 dd#mm#!!!!
NA 'iscount 'iscount :es#No 5 Mandator!4 purchase of e&er!
52222 allot 8; discount
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2.2 Sa!es"erson Detai!s
Primar!#Forei)n
-e!s
Name Field Name 'ata
T!pe
Field
Si.e
/alidation +ules
Primar! -e! Salesperson No. SalespersonNo Number 52 Mandator!
NA Salesperson First Name SalespersonFirstName Text 12 Mandator!
NA Salesperson Middle Name SalespersonMiddleName Text 12
NA Salesperson Surname SalespersonSurname Text 12 Mandator!
NA Salesperson Title SalespersonTitle Text 522 Mandator!
NA 'ate of (oinin) 'ateof(oinin) 'ate#Time 52 Mandator!4 dd#mm#!!!!
NA Sales *uota Sales*uota Number 522222 Mandator!4 <522222
NA Bonus#%ncenti&es Bonus#%ncenti&es Number 1 Mandator!4 <522222
NA Sales Order SalesOrder Text 522
NA Sales "ocation Sales"ocation O" Ob6ect7
+A-
9A*
A6man
Shar6ah
Fu6airah
'ubai
A'
Al Ain
8 +estricted "ist
NA Telephone No. TelephoneNo. Number 3 Mandator!4 office and
home landline
NA Fax No. FaxNo. Number 3 Mandator!4 office facsimile
NA Mobile No. MobileNo. Number 52 Mandator!4 business
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number of personal
number in absence of
business number
NA mail 5 mail Text 522 Mandator!4 office email
address
NA mail 8 mail Text 522 Optional4 personal email
address
2.# Sa!es $rder %eader Detai!s
Primar!#Forei)n
-e!s
Name Field Name 'ata
T!pe
Field
Si.e
/alidation +ules
Primar! -e! Sales Header No. SalesHeaderNo Number 58 Mandator!
NA Order 'ate Order'ate 'ate#Time 52 Mandator!4 dd#mm#!!!!
NA +e,uired 'ate +e,uired'ate 'ate#Time 52 Mandator!4 dd#mm#!!!!
NA Sales 'eli&er! Schedule Sales'eli&er!Schedule 'ate#Time 52 Mandator!4 dd#mm#!!!!
Forei)n -e! %tem # Product No. ProductNo Number 58 Mandator!
Forei)n -e! Customer No. CustomerNo Number 0 Mandator!
NA Pa!ment Method Pa!mentMethod O" Ob6ect7
Cash
Che,ue
8 +estricted "ist
2.& Sa!es $rder 'ine Detai!s
Primar!#Forei)n Name Field Name 'ata Field /alidation +ules
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-e!s T!pe Si.e
Primar! -e! Sales "ine No. Sales"ineNo Number 58 Mandator!
Forei)n -e! Sales Header No. SalesHeaderNo Number 58 Mandator!
Forei)n -e! %tem # Product No. ProductNo Number 58 Mandator!
NA %tem # Product Price ProductPrice Currenc! 52.= to 333333333.3333 Mandator!
NA *uantit! *uantit! Number 8 Mandator!4 more than 33
should be separate order due
to shipment limitations
NA 'iscount 'iscount :es#No 5 Mandator!4 purchase of e&er!
52222 allot 8; discount
NA Total Pa!ment TotalPa!ment Currenc! 52.= to 333333333.3333 Mandator!
NA Sales %n&oice Sales%n&oice Number 0 Mandator!4 if customer
re,uests to send in&oice of
order
2.( )te * +roduct Detai!s
Primar!#
Forei)n
-e!s
Name Field Name 'ata
T!pe
Field
Si.e
/alidation +ules
Primar!
-e!
%tem # Product No. ProductNo Number 51 Mandator!
NA %tem # Product Name ProductName Text 522 Mandator!
NA %tem # Product 'escription Product'escription Text 5222 Mandator!
NA %tem # Product Cost ProductCost Currenc! 52.= to Mandator!
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333333333.3333
NA %tem # Product Price ProductPrice Currenc! 52.= to
333333333.3333
Mandator!
NA 'iscount 'iscount :es#No 5 Mandator!4 purchase of e&er!
52222 allot 8; discount
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Question #) +!anning for .ai!ed -ransactions
There >ill be losses incurrin) durin) the e&ent of transactions failure. An! B%S
anal!sis and desi)n should in&ol&e plannin) for reco&er! the loss and failure of data
b! $eepin) record of it that is retrie&al >ith bac$up facilities. The plannin) and
methods identification >ill be ta$in) place in the desi)n phase. Such methods and
steps for reco&erin) the failed transaction due to po>er failure? soft>are bu) or &irus
attac$ >ill allo> minimi.in) and a&oidin) loss of data that mi)ht on financial and
or)ani.ation status and reputation.
Question &) /eferentia! )ntegrity
@hen there are similar contents? it >ill be affectin) different sources causin)
&iolation of referential inte)rit!. Therefore? the desi)n of the database should be >ith
identification of potential referential inte)rit! problems and such detection >ill allo>
a&oidin) incompleteness or inconsistenc!. This is >ith all relationship that is in
meanin) and not null forei)n $e! &alues. %n cascadin) delete? it should be to a&oid
deletion of re,uired and related child record >hen parent record deleted sho>n in
fi)ure 5. Therefore? the selection based on database desi)n >ill be chec$in) or
unchec$in) it. On the other hand? it >ill be similar case for cascade updates. The
impact >ill be on record >hen updatin) primar! $e! in parent record >ill be updatin)
and affectin) all other record sho>in) as forei)n $e!.
Fi)ure 57 Cascade in dit +elationships
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Question () Design to Safeguard Against 0edia1 +o2er .ai!ure or %ard2are
Safe)uardin) is necessar! >ith bac$up strate)! >hen there are cases and
e&ents of failure or disruption. This is to enable continuation of transactions rather
than holdin) or dela!in) it due to disruption e&ent. %t is part of desi)n decision to
ha&e multiple points of retrie&in) and restorin) data of the da! before >hen there is
disruption. Therefore? >hen there is disruption? the bac$up strate)! >ill enable and
ensure restorin) the data to continue transactions and >or$in). This applies to
bac$up po>er suppl! too Aextra )enerators operatin) >ithin 1 minutes of po>er
failureB not 6ust data because there is no point for restorin) data >hen there is no
po>er suppl!.
The decision for bac$up strate)! >ill be ta$in) place after testin) >hether it
>ill be >or$in) successfull! usin) faultCtolerant ser&er. %t is to ma$e sure that bac$up
desi)ned and planned should be dependable and reliable that >ill be definitel!
>or$in). Such desi)n basis >ill be includin) archi&in) fre,uenc! from particular data
amount to another.
Question 3) /e"!ication
+eplication allo>s maintainin) cop! of fra)ment at &arious different sites such
as storin) of data for impro&in) the a&ailabilit! of data accessible from different sites?
>hich mi)ht be full or partial replication.
'ependin) upon the amount of data? number of sites and location of sites
such distribution of data and duplication done b! database &endors at &ar!in) price
and tas$s. %t is allo>in) user mobilit! for data sharin) and communication? database
reco&er!? anal!tic and transaction processin)? etc. >ith potential multiple database
&endors for handlin) and distributin) it effecti&el!.
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Question 4) Database Si5ing
Capacit! plannin) done is prior to installation of database >here en)ineer >ill
be chec$in) the si.e of the database and capacit! of their ser&er to install it. The
s!stem >ill be affected if database installed is not tolerable and ta$in) too much
space b! ma$in) it slo> or do>n due to insufficient space.
Question 6) Data 0igration
The plannin) ta$es place in desi)n phase to mi)ration occurrin) in build
phase. The ineffecti&e plannin) >ill result in poor data mi)ration b! missin) important
data sources. The assessment >ill be includin) assessin) old s!stem and ne>
s!stem for transfer of data. The addin) of data to the database is populatin) the
database. There >ill be need for careful plannin) for data mi)ration before actuall!
conductin) it.
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