1- The Database Initial Study The overall purpose of the database initial study is to:
• Analyze the company situation. • Define problems and constraints. • Define objectives. • Define scope and boundaries
Analyze the Company Situation The following issues must be resolved: • What is the organization s general operating environment, and what is its mission within that environment? • What is the organization s structure?
Define Problems and Constraints The designer has both formal and informal sources of information. If the company has existed for any length of time, it already has a system in place (either manual or computer-based). How does the existing system function? What input does the system require? What documents does the system generate? By whom and how is the system output used? studying the paper trail can be very informative. In addition to the official version of the system s operation, there is also the more informal, perhaps more real version; the designer must be shrewd enough to see how these differ. Define Objectives The DB designer must begin to address the following questions: • What is the proposed system s initial objective? • Will the system interface with other existing or future systems in the company? • Will the system share the data with other systems or users? Define Scope and Boundaries Scope defines the extent of the design according to operational requirements. Boundaries are imposed by existing hardware and software, the designer can choose the hardware and software that will best accomplish the system goal. 2- Database design As you examine the procedures required to complete the design phase in the DBLC, remember these points:
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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