CHAPTER 6INTERPRETING REQUIREMENTS
In Chapter 5, we looked at gathering the requirements of the business. This process is similar to the process you go through whether you are building a house, developing an application, or trying to plan a birthday party. Much of what we look at is theory and can be applied in any of these scenarios. Sure, we looked at a few topics specific to database design, but the overall process is generic.
In this chapter, we get at the heart of database design; we look at how you begin to shape the business requirements into a database model, and eventually a physical database. We also get into the specifics of our make-believe customer, Mountain View Music, by taking a look at its requirements and exploring how to turn ...
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