Oracle8 Design Using Uml Object Modeling: The Ultimate Guide to Designing With Oracle8's Databases

by Dorsey, Paul; Hudicka, Joseph R.

• ISBN13: 9780078824746
• ISBN10: 0078824745
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Summary

The ultimate guide to designing with Oracle8's Object-Relational Model. The authors show users how to implement the concepts in the real world--teaching how to fully exploit the Object-oriented capabilities of Oracle8. They cover the often neglected areas of database design system requirements, like changes to records, data entry errors, and basic transaction history--all key topics that every database designer must address.

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations.

Introduction.

Database Basics.

Why Use Object Modeling?

Part II: Database Building Blocks.

Classes and Entities.

Naming Conventions.

Domains of Datatypes.

Value List Classes.

Part III: Basic Modeling.

Relationships: Association.

Composition and Aggregation: "Close Associations."

Recursive Structures.

Or and N-ary Relationships.

Cyclical Structures.

Methods.

Generalization.

Part IV: Time Related Modeling: Tracking History.

Time-Related Modeling.

Generic Modeling. Implementing Business Rules. Denormalization. Introduction to Object Database Designer (ODD). Appendice: A: Glossary.