January 2009
Beginner to intermediate
641 pages
26h 48m
English
book
The Data Model Resource Book, Volume 3: Universal Patterns for Data Modeling
by Paul Agnew, Len Silverston
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Contents at a Glance
Foreword xxv
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Setting Up Roles: What Parties Do 35
Chapter 3 Using Roles: How Parties Are Involved 71
Chapter 4 Hierarchies, Aggregations, and Peer-to-Peer
Relationships: The Organization of Similar Data 133
Chapter 5 Types and Categories: The Classification of Data 187
Chapter 6 Status: The States of Data 237
Chapter 7 Contact Mechanisms: How to Get in Touch 303
Chapter 8 Business Rules: How Things Should Work 411
Chapter 9 Using the Patterns 469
Chapter 10 Socializing the Patterns 553
Index 587
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