Database Foundations

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Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler

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Road Map
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Converting a
Logical Model
Oracle SQL
to a Relational
Developer
Model
Data Modeler

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Objectives

This lesson covers the following objectives:

• Use Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler to create:
– Entities, attributes, and UIDs with correct optionality and
cardinality
– Supertype and subtype entities
– Arc, hierarchical, barred, and recursive relationships

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Introduction to Oracle SQL Developer Data
Modeler

• Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler offers a range of

data and database modeling capabilities, enabling you
to:
– Capture business rules and information
– Create process, logical, relational, and physical models
– Store metadata information in XML files
– Synchronize the relational model
with the data dictionary

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Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
Interface: Example Overview

Main
Menu

Object Browser Display Window Navigator

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Building an ERD by Using Oracle SQL
Developer Data Modeler

d. Set the source

and target
c. Define values for the
relationship relationship.
b. Create between
attributes entities.
a. Create and UIDs.
entities.

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Case Scenario: An Introduction
Sean, I would like you to create a simplified
library database to manage the number of
reference books in our department. As a first
step, can you build a logical model using
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler that we
Faculty have installed in our student machines?

Glad to. I’ll start by identifying the entities and

their attributes. After that, I can use the
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler tool to
build the logical model.
Student

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Case Scenario: Identifying Entities

Books
Authors

Members Publishers

Book
Transactions

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Building an Entity Relationship Diagram
1
Navigate to the
Logical Tab
2
Create an Entity
3
Add Attributes to
the Entity
4
Set the Unique
Identifiers
5
Define the Relationship
Between the Entities
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Building an ERD: Step 1

1. Navigate to the Logical tab.

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Building an ERD: Step 2

2. Create an entity.
a
b

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Building an ERD: Step 3

3. Add attributes to the entity.

b
a
c

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Editing the Attribute Properties

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Building an ERD: Step 4

4. Set the UID.

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Building an ERD: Step 5

5. Define the relationships between the entities.

a

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Building an ERD: Step 6

6. Set the source and target values for the relationship.

a

b c

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Case Scenario: Entity Types

Sean, I was wondering if we could include new types of

membership categories such as:
• Student Membership
• Faculty Membership
• Corporate Membership
Faculty

This can definitely be achieved. I can create a common entity

that would hold membership details that are common to all
the three membership categories. This would be a supertype
entity. The specific membership categories would inherit the
properties of the supertype entity, in addition to their own
specific attributes. Hence, the specific membership category
would be a subtype entity.
Student

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Creating the Supertype Entity
MEMBERS Supertype

FACULTY STUDENT CORPORATE

Subtype

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Creating the Arc Relationship
a

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Creating the Hierarchical Relationship

1:N Relationship

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Creating the Barred Relationship

Identifying
Relationship

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Creating the Recursive Relationship

• In a relationship, if the same entity participates more

than once, it is termed a recursive relationship.

Recursive
Relationship

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

• Use Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler to create :
– Entities, attributes, and UIDs with correct optionality and
cardinality
– Supertype and subtype entities
– Arc, hierarchical, barred, and recursive relationships

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