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Normalisation - not understood
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The Objective of Normalization
The intent of normalizing a relational database can be reduced to one simple aphorism:
One Fact In One Place.
By decomposing your relations into Third Normal Form, you can eliminate the majority of update anomalies that can
occur when data is stored in unnormalized tables.
Decomposition is attained through a series of projections of a relational schema into a set of normalized relations that optimize the concision of attributes.
I got this from Teradata RDBMS Database Design -- Chapter 5. You can get a copy at
This book is not intended for a Novice but look through it and see if there is anything you can use.
The intent of normalizing a relational database can be reduced to one simple aphorism:
One Fact In One Place.
By decomposing your relations into Third Normal Form, you can eliminate the majority of update anomalies that can
occur when data is stored in unnormalized tables.
Decomposition is attained through a series of projections of a relational schema into a set of normalized relations that optimize the concision of attributes.
I got this from Teradata RDBMS Database Design -- Chapter 5. You can get a copy at
This book is not intended for a Novice but look through it and see if there is anything you can use.
Hi Liam,
Try these URLs, it may be useful.
Regards,
Shriyan
Try these URLs, it may be useful.
Regards,
Shriyan
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