HP 3000 Manuals

Up and Running with ALLBASE/SQL

Chapter 2  Looking at Data 

This chapter presents the basic steps in data analysis and database
design:

   *   Understanding the process.
   *   Distinguishing entities and attributes.
   *   Identifying relationships between entities.
   *   Locating distinguishing key items.
   *   Creating the table design.
   *   Defining indexes.
   *   Defining views.
   *   Estimating table and index size.
   *   Designing applications.

These terms are explained as each step is discussed in the following
sections.  If you already have a table design in mind and you want to set
it up at once, skip this chapter; come back later if you wish.  But if
you don't know what data to put into which tables, then read on!


            

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