Re: 23,000 Tables?

From: Tasm <tasm_at_tasm.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:51:04 +1000
Message-ID: <ejgjmo$10sc$1@bunyip2.cc.uq.edu.au>

>>
>> We don't have the  option to normalize our database  as the new system
>> works with a flat data model and cannot adapt to different model.
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback! Chris.

>
> Sounds like someone needs to take a refresher course in database
> basics with an eye on normalization.
>
> 23,000 table is outrageous and I'll stick my neck out and say that
> I am not all that impressed with SAP's design either.
>

PeopleSoft 8.9 Campus Solutions has over 27,000 tables, 620,000 fields and 18,000 views! However, only 2,436 tables contain data.

I bet there are heaps of other applications out there that have way more than that as well :( Received on Wed Nov 15 2006 - 20:51:04 CST