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Advanced logical database design Transparencies

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Appendix C - Objectives

How to merge local logical data models into a global logical data model of the organization. How to ensure that the resultant global model is a true and accurate representation of the data requirements of the organization (or part of the organization) being modeled. Pearson Education Limited,
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Advanced logical database design

This part of methodology is about what to do when creating a reasonably complex database system with several user views and you have chosen to manage these user views (wholly or partly) using the view integration approach.
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Advanced logical database design

Assumes you have created local data models each representing one or more user views using Steps 1 and 2 of the database design methodology.

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StayHome case study describes 5 user views including: Director, Manager, Supervisor, Assistant, and Buyer. Following analysis of the requirements for each user view, we decided to manage these user views using a mixture of the centralized and view integration approaches.
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Advanced logical database design

We used the centralized approach to merge the requirements for the

Manager, Supervisor, and Assistant user views into a collection of user views called Branch. Director and Buyer user views into a collection of user views called Business.

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We now use the local logical data models for the Branch and Business user views to demonstrate how to use the view integration approach to merge data models. Described in Step 2.6, which is a continuation of Step 2.
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Business user views of StayHome - ER diagram

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Business user views of StayHome - Tables

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Step 2.6 Build and check global logical data model

To combine the individual local logical data models into a single global logical data model that represent the data requirements of the organization (or part of the organization) that is being modeled.

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Step 2.6 Build and check global logical data model - Tasks

Step 2.6.1 Merge local logical data models into global model Step 2.6.2 Check global logical data model Step 2.6.3 Check for future growth Step 2.6.4 Review global logical data model with users
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Step 2.6.1 Merge local logical data models into global model

Some typical tasks of this approach are:

Review the names and contents of entities/tables and their primary keys. Review the names and contents of relationships/foreign keys. Merge entities/tables from the local data models. Include (without merging) entities/tables unique to each local data model. Merge relationships/foreign keys from the Pearson Education Limited, local data models. 2004 12

Step 2.6.1 Merge local logical data models into global model

Some typical tasks of this approach (continued) are:

Include (without merging) relationships/foreign keys unique to each local data model. Check for missing entities/tables and relationships/foreign keys. Check foreign keys. Check integrity constraints. Draw the global ER/table diagram. Update the documentation.
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Comparison of tables and primary keys

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Comparison of relationships / foreign keys

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Merge entities/tables from the local data models - Tasks

Merge entities/tables with the same name and the same primary key. Merge entities/tables with the same name using different primary keys. Merge entities/tables with different names using the same or different primary keys.
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Include (without merging) entities/tables unique to each local data model

Previous tasks should identify all entities/tables that are the same. All remaining entities/tables are included in the global model without change.

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Merge relationships/foreign keys from the local data models

Examine the name and purpose of each relationship/foreign keys in the data models. Before merging its important to resolve any conflicts between the relationships such as differences in multiplicity constraints.

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Include (without merging) relationships/foreign keys unique to each local data model

All remaining relationships/foreign keys are included in the global model without change.

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Check for missing entities/tables and relationships/foreign keys

Activities include:

Use corporate data model, if exists. Ask users of a specific user view to pay attention to the entities/tables and relationships/foreign keys that also exist in other user views. Examine the attributes/columns of each entity/table and look for references to entities/tables in other local data models.
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Check foreign keys

During this step, entities/tables and relationships may have been merged, primary keys changed, and new relationships identified. Check that the foreign keys in child tables are still correct, and make any necessary modifications that are required
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Tables for the global logical data model of StayHome

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Check integrity constraints and business rules

Check that the integrity constraints and business rules for the global logical data model do not conflict with those originally specified for each user view.

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Check integrity constraints and business rules

If any new relationships have been identified and new foreign keys have been created, ensure that appropriate referential integrity constraints are specified. Any conflicts must be resolved in consultation with the users.
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Draw the global ER/table diagram

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Update the documentation

Update the documentation to reflect any changes made during the development of the global data model.

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Step 2.6.2 Check global logical data model

To check the tables created from the global logical data model are appropriately structured using normalization and support the required transactions, if necessary.

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Step 2.6.3 Check for future growth

To determine whether there are any significant changes likely in the foreseeable future and to assess whether the global logical data model can accommodate these changes.

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Step 2.6.4 Review global logical data model with users

To ensure that the global logical data model is a true representation of the data requirements of an organization.

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