Re: One-To-One Relationships

From: Jan Hidders <hidders_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 03:01:33 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <43ab9534-a25f-4ba7-884e-1cedfadbecf2_at_y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>


On 2 dec, 18:53, vldm10 <vld..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Dec 2, 4:36 am, Jan Hidders <hidd..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 1 dec, 06:26, vldm10 <vld..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > On Nov 30, 9:34 am, Jan Hidders <hidd..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Why by only one attribute? Why not by a set of attributes? Or a
> > > > combination of attributes and relationships (as is the case for weak
> > > > entities)?
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> > > This is OK, but my advice to you -don't use it often.
> > > I will give you one example:
> > > The relation has A1, A2, A3, A4 "attributes" and they are mutually
> > > independent (i.e. they are in BCNF)
> > > The "attributes" can change their values for "entity" like in
> > > "temporal DB". User needs on line all information for any "entity" in
> > > any moment.
> > > Can you please write the key for this relation so that we can discuss
> > > it.
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> > You do realize we were talking about ER modeling, not RM modeling,
> > don't you?
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> > -- Jan Hidders
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> Here in this tread it is about E/R and RM as well as relationship
> among them and I also used terms "entity" and "attribute".

My remark that you responded to was only about ER modelling.

  • Jan Hidders
Received on Mon Dec 03 2007 - 12:01:33 CET

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