Re: Newbie question about db normalization theory: redundant keys OK?
From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_ooyah.ac>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:23:51 GMT
Message-ID: <X2e9j.10492$_r2.2502_at_pd7urf1no>
> Quicken is single-entry. As a small businessperson I use double entry
> and appreciate it's value...as I type this I wonder if double-entry
> violates any RDBMS normalization rules...maybe not, because of the way
> stuff is defined (Asset + Equity = Debit, so a duplicate is called
> something else on the LHS or RHS of the equation, so no violation)
> ...
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:23:51 GMT
Message-ID: <X2e9j.10492$_r2.2502_at_pd7urf1no>
raylopez99 wrote:
>...
> Quicken is single-entry. As a small businessperson I use double entry
> and appreciate it's value...as I type this I wonder if double-entry
> violates any RDBMS normalization rules...maybe not, because of the way
> stuff is defined (Asset + Equity = Debit, so a duplicate is called
> something else on the LHS or RHS of the equation, so no violation)
> ...
no more than the law of gravity does! Received on Sun Dec 16 2007 - 19:23:51 CET