Data Modeling Concepts

What is a Data Model?

A data model is the graphical and textual

representation of the data a business needs to
accomplish its mission.

It is descriptive representation of the data

requirements that support strategic or functional
area business needs.

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 Data Model
 Provide information about the interests of an enterprise.
 Facilitate improvements in strategies, tactics, and
operations.
 Provide a basis for information systems database
design.
 Provide a basis for accuracy and integrity of information.
 Facilitate understanding of data that leads to the
identification of data sharing possibilities.
 Help reduce redundant data entry and unintentional
replication of data.

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Modeling at Multiple Levels of Abstraction

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Types of Data
 Business Dynamics
 Event Data
 Reference Data
 Business Usage
 Fact
 Qualifier
 Content
 Descriptive Data
 Metric Data
 Granularity
 Atomic Data
 Base Data
 Summary Data
 Process
 Aggregate Data
 Derived Data 5
How Data would be organized?