Re: Tutorial on Database design: where ???

The process I was taught was roughly this:

• Get your requirements in the form of interview notes, existing documents/forms/systems etc
• Build a top down conceptual data model (defining entities based on understanding of the problem)
• Build a bottom up conceptual data model (by normalising attribute lists)
• Make sure these tally, and modify design as necessary
• Build a logical data model

Ok, this may not mean alot, but you could research the individual steps. You may find good resources if you search google for things like:

• Normalisation Tutorial (or US normalization tutorial)
• Entity Relationship Diagram
• Top Down Data Analysis
• Bottum Up Data Analysis

Hope this is *some* help! Basically, normalisation is fairly key (excuse the pun), so I would start with this.

Tobes

"Stefano" <delfo_at_nospam_tech-center.com> wrote in message news:6fjskvkfuntb9n9ho9vb4rjhp09pv5jcsc_at_4ax.com...
> Dear Friends,
> anyone knows where can i find any tutorial (downloadable) on Database
> design ???
> Thanks in advance
> Stefano
>
Received on Fri Aug 29 2003 - 10:35:56 CEST