Data Modeling Notations

From: TC <x_at_x.x>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:21:56 -0700
Message-ID: <aa9ool$p2p$1@slb5.atl.mindspring.net>

I am curious about the different notations used in simple ER diagrams. I have some experience with ERwin and Visio. ERwin supports IDEF1X ("integrated definition for information modeling"); IE ("information engineering"); and DM ("dimensional modeling"). Visio has a "relational notation", the IDEF1X notation, and a "crow's foot notation".

What notation does Oracle Designer use? How about DataArchitect and ERStudio? Which are custom notations and which are standardized? Is there a consensus about which is best?

-TC Received on Thu Apr 25 2002 - 15:21:56 CDT