Handbook of Relational Database Design

by

Candace C. Fleming Barbara von Halle

LOGICAL DATA MODEL

LDM1 LDM2 LDM3 LDM4 LDM5 LDM6 LDM7 LDM8 LDM9 Identify Major Entities Determine Relationships Between Entities Determine Primary and Alternate Keys Determine Foreign Keys Determine Key Business Rules Add Remaining Attributes Validate Normalization Rules Determine Domains Determine Other Attribute Business Rules (Triggering Operations) LDM10: Combine User Views LDM11: Integrate With Existing Data Models LDM12: Analyze for Stability and Growth : : : : : : : : :

RELATIONAL DATABASE DESIGN

RDD1 : Identify Tables RDD2 : Identify Columns RDD3 : Adapt Data Structure to Product Environment RDD4 : Design for Business Rules about Entities RDD5 : Design for Business Rules about Relationships RDD6 : Design for Additional Business Rules About Attributes RDD7 : Tune for Scan Efficiency RDD8 : Define Clustering Sequences RDD9 : Define Hash Keys RDD10 : Add Indexes - Tune by Adding Indexes RDD11 : Add Duplicate Data RDD12 : Redefine Columns RDD13 : Redefine Tables