11 Relational Mapping
Abstract
This chapter discusses how to specify a relational database schema, and then details the procedure for mapping an object-role modeling conceptual schema to a relational database schema. Special attention is given to avoiding redundancy, mapping 1:1 associations; mapping external uniqueness constraints, mapping objectifications, and mapping subtypes.
Keywords
Relational database schema; ORM; Mapping an ORM schema to a relational schema; Constraint mapping; Subtype mapping
11.1 Implementing a Conceptual Schema
Most database modeling tools allow you to enter a ...
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