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Summary:
- A guide to relational database design covers such topics as setting objectives, establishing table structures, and identifying and establishing business rules.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Relational database design. The relational database ; Design objectives ; Terminology
- Part II. The design process. Conceptual overview ; Starting the process ; Analyzing the current database ; Establishing table structures ; Keys ; Field specifications ; Table relationships ; Business rules ; Views ; Reviewing data integrity
- Part III. Other database design issues. Bad design : what not to do ; Bending or breaking the rules ; In closing
- Part IV. Appendixes. Answers to review questions ; Diagram of the database design process ; Design guidelines ; Documentation forms ; Database design diagram symbols ; Sample designs ; On normalization ; Recommended reading
- Glossary
- References
- Index.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Physical Description:
- xliii, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Call Numbers:
- QA76.9.D26 H477 2013
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ISBNs:
- 9780321884497 (pbk.)
0321884493 (pbk.)
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Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2012047046
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OCLC Numbers:
- 828625598