IDEF1X Notations

Non-identifying connection relationship (1-1 and 1-N)

The standard notation

Child-----------------Parent
0--N

Adding

Child-- P ---------------Parent
1--N

Adding

0- -1

Child-1----------------Parent
1- -1

Adding Z

1- -1

Child---------------- Parent
0--N

Adding 1

1- -1

1- -1

Child--Z---------------Parent
0--1

1- -1

Identifying connection relationship( weak entity or ID- dependent, i.e. the Parents
ID must be part of the Child s ID).

The standard notation

Child

Parent

0--N

Adding

1- -1

Child P

Adding 1

1--N

1- -1

Child 1

Parent

1- -1

Adding Z

Parent

Child

1- -1

0--1

Parent
1- -1

Non-Specific Relationship (N-to-N)

EntityA

EntityB

The IDF1X notations allow to draw a Many-to-Many relationship, however it is strongly

recommended to convert it to two ID-dependent relationships (See Figure 2-21 in
IDF1X2).

Categorization Relationship
It is basically the Super-Subtype relation relationship of the Extended ER notation (See
Figures 2-22 and 2-23 in IDF1X2).

Comparison between IDF1X and Extended ER Model

See Figure 2-16 in IDF1X2.