GOALS

  • To review the issues encountered during mapping of the class diagram to a relational database management system (RDBMS).

  • To discuss the mapping of simple associations to table structures.

  • To explore the options for mapping generalization/specialization hierarchies to the table structures.

  • To discuss the mapping of aggregation and composition to table structures.

  • To explore how to select the proper key structure for tables and for normalization issues.

  • To review how visual modeling tools generate Data Definition Language (DDL) statements for the database.

  • To discuss how to improve the output from visual modeling tools to better approximate the final generated DDL.

  • To discuss how to implement table access using native JDBC calls and JavaBeans.

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