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Principles of data modelling
- Entities
- Attributes
- Relationships
- Keys
- Entity descriptions
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Data relationships
- Cardinality
- Optionality
- Exclusivity
- Recursion
- Naming relationships
- Relationship descriptions
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Data modelling - further concepts
- Attribute descriptions
- Domain descriptions
- Sub-types, super-types
- Partitioning data models
- Transferable and non-transferrable relationships
- Entity aspects
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Relational data analysis
- Relations
- Primary and candidate keys
- Third normal form analysis
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Drawing third normal form models
- Rationalising the results of relational data analysis
- Representing relations and keys
- Rules for building the TNF model
- Comparing the TNF model with the data model
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Validating the data model
- Validating against requirements
- Access paths
- Entry points and input attributes
- Navigation
- Volumetrics
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