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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2009.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=31&proposalid=1209\nIn order to create systems that are stable and responsive to business change, conceptual entity/relationship models are often relatively abstract, in ways that may appear impractical to implement.  Often the argument against such generalized models is ?Oh, we couldn?t possibly create a database out of that!?   Your author begs to differ.  First of all, the very generalization that makes the data models robust would make databases equally robust if they followed the structures.\nEven so, the design can and should depart from more generic structures, to account for the physical realities of a particular computing environment and to account for the way systems based on the database are expected to be used.  The trick is to do this in a controlled and cautious way, so as not to lose the benefits of the generalized models. \nThis presentation addresses the steps required to convert a relatively abstract data model into a practical database design.  Beginning with the automated conversion to a default design, it then describes the steps required to fit the result onto a real computer with real performance constraints.
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SUMMARY:Converting an Abstract Entity/Relationship Model into a Relational Database Design
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