Recursive Relationships ORACLE DesignerĮMPLOYEE #* employee ID * name * surname o job Obtaining Uniqueness via Relationships ACCOUNT #* Account No * Typeħ. If you have chosen auto-transform, then an intersection entity will be added automatically. Note: First, you have to resolve many-to-many relationships 3. Choose many-to-many relationship in Logical Level 2. The entity covering the other entity is defined as child entity in one-to-one relationship.ġ. One-to-one Relationships (Optional) Child Entity Many-to-one (One-to-many) Relationships (Optional)ģ. Many-to-one (One-to-many) Relationships (Mandatory) Child EntityĢ. Representing ORACLE Designer Notations under ERwinġ. Click the child entity (EMPLOYEE CHILD)ĭEPARTMEN ID in DEPARTMENT comes as foreign key to the non-key area of EMPLOYEEĮMPLOYEE ID in EMPLOYEE comes as foreign key to the key area of EMPLOYEE CHILD Click the master entity (EMPLOYEE in this case) 3. Click the master entity (DEPARTMENT in this case) 3. B.G.Çetiner 2000Įstablishing Non-identifying RelationshipĢ. Tables and Columns (Physical Representation)Ĭhanging default data types for Physical level Note: All Attributes are assigned as char(18) (or any default value defined) when the level is changed to physical one. Tables and Columns (Physical Representation) Table Name Unique Identifier Column Other Columnsĭata Modeling Using ERWIN Tables and Columns (Physical Representation) Use Different names for the attributes in key area (unique identifier) It is placed in non-key area of second entity) .B.G.Çetiner 2000 Non-Identifying Relationship (Unique Identifier of Entity 1 becomes new attribute in entity 2. Representing Foreign Key Attributes Use Different names for the attributes in key area (unique identifier) It is placed in key area of second entity) Identifying Relationship (Unique Identifier of Entity 1 becomes the part of unique identifier in entity 2.
Identifying Relationship In both relationships, Unique Identifier in master entity goes to the second (child) entity as foreign key. Non-Identifying Relationshipsĭata Modeling Using ERWIN Many-to-many Relationships There are two different relationships between Entity 1 and Entity 2. Representing Entities and Attributes (Logical Level) Composite Unique Identifiers Entity Name Key Area Composite Unique Identifier Non-Key AreaĬlick twice on any entity to open it in attribute editor Representing Entities and Attributes (Logical Level)ĮNTITY NAME Unique Identifier Attributes SETTINGS FOR ACCESSING DATABASE Many-to-many relationship .B.G.Çetiner 2000 Main Features: Working Levels (for Version 3.5.2) 1. Logical (Conceptual) Level (Data Modeling) 2. Main Features: Importing Entities from BPwinīPWin is an activity (process) modeling, and data flow diagramming toolĮRWin Data Modeling and Database Design Toolġ. Main Features: ORACLE Designer Data Modeling Tool Relational Data Model Forward Engineering Main Features Forward Engineering: Transforming Data Model into Database Reverse Engineering: Obtaining Design Info and Data Model From a Relational Database B.G.Çetiner 2000ĮRWIN and Its Main Features Main Features: Supported DBMSs * CopyRighted by Logic Works and Platinum Inc.
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Transforming Data Model To Database Design Įrwin* A Data Modeling and Database Design Application CASE Tool working on Windows.PRACTICAL DATA MODELING and DATABASE DESIGN USING ERWIN Data Modeling and Database Design Using ERwin