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Database Design for Mere Mortals: 25th Anniversary Edition, 4th Edition
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Database Design for Mere Mortals: 25th Anniversary Edition, 4th Edition

by Michael J. Hernandez
December 2020
Beginner
640 pages
14h 45m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Establishing Table Structures

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

—SHERLOCK HOLMES,THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

Topics Covered in This Chapter

Defining the Preliminary Table List

Defining the Final Table List

Associating Fields with Each Table

Refining the Fields

Refining the Table Structures

Example: Establishing Table Structures

Summary

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Organizations use databases to keep track of various subjects that are important to them. For example, a medical clinic keeps track of, among other things, its patients, doctors, and appointments; an equipment rental business must maintain data on its customers, ...

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