
Some other possibilities.
Multi-application files. You can reuse non-VEA files, for example, by adding an Excel
spreadsheet to your database diagram, adding an organization chart to your database
project, or adding a voice recording of a domain expert’s explanation.
Run a virtual modeling project. You can open or save documents stored on a SharePoint
team Web site and have online discussions.
1.3 What Can You Do with the Database Modeling Solution?
Database modeling transforms the information structures of an application domain into
data structures within a physical database. This process is normally divided into sepa-
rate modeling phases. Figure 1–1 ...