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  • RE: normalization estate exercise

    OCTom (8/6/2014)


    For the OP:

    Here is a link with a straightforward explanation of the normal forms.

    http://databases.about.com/od/specificproducts/a/normalization.htm

    You should be able to create the 1st and 2nd normal forms from that explanation.

    Tom

    "Straightforward" but...

  • RE: Research on possibility of RDBMS to have performance benchmarks like no-sql Databases

    A common misconception about the idea of "NO-SQL" is that such products must be "non-relational". That isn't what NO-SQL implies however. The NO-SQL wave of products try to address limitations...

  • RE: normalization estate exercise

    pietlinden (8/5/2014)


    How can you get to 3NF if you don't go through 1NF and 2NF first?

    Very easily, you just need to ensure that the non-trivial determinants of every non-key attribute...

  • RE: SSIS Packages Real Time Work?

    In a BI solution the role of SSIS is usually to perform data integration functions, e.g. "ETL" - Extracting, Transforming and Loading data into a target database.

    Real Time BI just...

  • RE: Access Disdain

    Dalkeith (7/18/2014)


    I also believe it [Access] is an excellent tool for teaching database design principles and UI design principles.

    patriciahartman (7/21/2014)


    Also mentioned by several people is the use of "Access" as...

  • RE: Non-Clustered, Composite Primary Key

    Grant Fritchey (7/23/2014)


    I see what everyone is saying and I don't disagree with them, but I know where Brandie is coming from. You make compromises in order to make things...

  • RE: Non-Clustered, Composite Primary Key

    Brandie Tarvin (7/23/2014)I mean add a new column called MyTableID (alter the "MyTable" part to the table name or a user-friendly description that tells everyone what it is). Then cluster...

  • RE: Non-Clustered, Composite Primary Key

    Brandie Tarvin (7/23/2014)


    There are people who will disagree with me on this, but I have found adding an IDENTITY (1,1) column to the table and adding that to the natural...

  • RE: Is a Primary Key an index?

    Here's a small example:

    CREATE TABLE t

    (x INT NOT NULL UNIQUE,

    y INT NOT NULL,

    z INT NOT NULL UNIQUE,

    CONSTRAINT pkc PRIMARY KEY (x,y));

    "pkc" is not the primary key of this...

  • RE: Figuring out Financial Package (Agresso) Schema

    winston Smith (7/3/2014)


    We are beginning exploration of all our systems and data, with the aim of eventually building a Data Warehouse.

    I would suggest that may be the wrong way to...

  • RE: Data modeling

    SQLTougherGuy (7/7/2014)


    Hello,

    Quick question... I need to learn a new data model. What is the fastest most efficient way to achieve this? I do not have a lot of options in...

  • RE: Why Primary Keys can be important on large tables

    bkubicek (6/29/2014)


    Comments posted to this topic are about the item <A HREF="/articles/Primary+key/110374/">Why Primary Keys can be important on large tables</A>

    In a nutshell: wrong title and wrong content. How did this...

  • RE: Database Design - Need help in Choosing a primary key

    Bill Talada (5/2/2014)


    I've been programming databases for over 25 years and I've been burned so many times by supposedly immutable keys that I no longer listen to management when they...

  • RE: Database Design - Need help in Choosing a primary key

    Bill Talada (4/30/2014)


    The number one rule of a primary key is that it must be "meaningless" yet unique.

    That's your number one rule but definitely not the number one rule. In...

  • RE: DW Data Model - Financial services

    mishka-723908 (4/3/2014)


    there are a total of about 60 measures. Most measures are basic. There are some that are derived from other measures and also depend on dim attribute types. There...

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