Data Model Patterns and Examples for Entity Relationships
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Explore various patterns in data models including instance hierarchy, subtype relationships, and reflexive associations with examples such as Company Division Department, Student Phone Address, and more.
Data Model Patterns and Examples for Entity Relationships
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CSCI 242 SOME Patterns in Data Models
LEGEND OPTIONAL ZERO OR MORE ONE MANY ONE ONE OR MORE ONE MANY
TYPE Bus Bus Type
Aggregation/containment “Many” cardinality always on the same side. This pattern represents an instance hierarchy. Company Division Department Also: parts explosion, geographic hierarchy
intersection 3 entities, two 1-M relationships. “Many” cardinality on the inside. Capability Skill Employee Also: students and teachers, students and courses, parts and suppliers
Differing aspects of same 3 entities, two 1-M relationships. “Many” cardinality on the outside. Student Phone Address Also: employees and dependents, employees and college degrees, owners and cars
Subordinate or subtype “be” labels indicate that entities are two different relationships of the same concept. Full-Time Employee Part-Time Employee Employee be be be be
Subordinates across Subordinate descriptor always on the same side of the relationship, for an n-level inheritance hierarchy. Full-Time Employee University Person Employee be be be be
Reflexive association manages Employee is managed by
inventory Classes of inventory: 1. Items tracked individually tend to have individual identifiers tend to have differences between individuals 2 Items tracked in aggregate tend to not have identifiers only quantities are tracked Examples: 1. people, cars, houses, taxpayers, expensive art works 2 pencils, coal, gasoline, water, paint