A table is a collection of information pertaining to some specific type of entity, made up of a collection of records. They are the central focal point of the database structure, or schema. Tables define the field structure of the data that will be stored within them (Chapter 8). Instances of tables can be interconnected to form relationships (Chapter 9). A table’s fields can be displayed on layouts (Part 4) and manipulated with scripts (Part 5).
In this chapter, we will begin defining and building tables. Topics will include:
Modeling tables
Introducing the manage ...
