ODM-DMRDD: Oracle Data Modeling and Relational Database Design

Module 1: Understanding What to Model

• Why Model?
• Why Model: A Practical Example
• Database and Application Development Life Cycle
• Process Modeling
• Logical Data Modeling
• Database Design
• Database Generation
• Data Type Model

Module 2: Documenting the Business Background

• Documenting the Business Direction
• Components of a Business Direction Statement
• Business Objectives
• Assumptions
• Critical Success Factors
• Key Performance Indicators
• Problems
• Devising Business Direction Objectives and Actions

Module 3: Building a Process Model (Data Flow Diagram)

• What Is a Process Model?
• Why Create a DFD?
• Components of a Data Flow Diagram
• Events
• Analyzing Event Responses

Module 4: Using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler to Create Your Process Model (Data Flow Diagram)

• Downloading and Installing Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
• Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Main Window Components
• Building a Data Flow Diagram
• Editing the Diagram Layout
• Adding and Reusing Process Events
• Saving Your Model
• Opening a Saved Model

Module 5: Validating Your Process Model (Data Flow Diagram)

• DFD Rules
• Design Rules in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
• Types of Processes
• Process Decomposition
• Decomposition Guidelines

Module 6: Identifying Entities and Attributes

• What Is a Logical Data Model?
• Why Create an ERD?
• Components of an Entity Relationship Diagram
• Attributes
• Attribute Characteristics

Module 7: Identify Relationships

• Relationships
• Components of a Relationship
• Relationships: Additional Examples
• Relationship Types
• Using a Relationship Matrix
• Determining a Relationship’s Existence
• Naming the Relationship
• Determining the Relationship’s Cardinality

Module 8: Assign Unique Identifiers

• Unique Identifiers
• Unique Identifier Examples
• Identifying Relationships
• Identifying Relationships with Multiple Entities
• Non-Identifying Relationships
• Primary and Secondary Unique Identifiers
• Searching for Unique Identifiers

Module 9: Using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler to Create the Entity Relationship Diagram

• Building an Entity Relationship Diagram
• Specifying Logical Model General Option
• Modifying Model Properties
• Notation Types
• Editing a Diagram Layout
• What Is a Subview?
• Creating a Subview
• What Is a Display?

Module 10: Validating your Entity Relationship Diagram

• ERD Checklist
• Attribute Rules
• Distinguishing Attributes and Entities
• Attribute Optionality
• Adding Additional Information to the ERD
• Creating Reports

Module 11: Normalizing your Data Model

• What Is Normalization?
• First Normal Form (1NF)
• Second Normal Form (2NF)
• Third Normal Form (3NF)
• Normalization Example

Module 12: Validating Relationships

• Resolving M:M Relationships
• Modeling Hierarchical Data
• Examining Recursive Relationships
• Resolving a M:M Recursive Relationships
• Modeling Exclusive Relationships
• Creating an Exclusive Relationship in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
• Entity Type Hierarchies
• Modeling Subtypes in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler

Module 13: Adding and Using Data Types

• Attribute Data Types
• Logical Type
• Types Administration
• Domain
• Adding a Check Constraint to a Domain
• Adding Ranges or Value Lists to a Domain
• Preferred Logical Types and Domains
• Creating Domains from Logical Types

Module 14: Put It All Together

• Build an ERD from a Case Study

Module 15: Map Your Entity Relationship Diagram to a Relational Database Design

• Why Create a Relational Model?
• Review: Database Design
• Relational Database Overview
• Terminology Mapping
• Naming Conventions
• Naming Restrictions with Oracle
• Ensuring That Your Logical Data Model Is Complete
• Mapping Simple Entities

Module 16: Engineering Your Entity Relationship Diagram to a Relational Database Design in Oracle SQL Developer Data Mode

• Relational Model and Relational Model Diagram Preferences
• Reviewing Table Properties
• Previewing the DDL for a Table
• Preferences: Classification Types
• Assigning a Classification Type to One Table
• Changing the Color for Classified Tables
• Changing the Prefix for Classified Tables
• Assigning Classification Types to Multiple Tables

Module 17: Defining Your Physical Model

• What Is a Physical Model?
• Creating a Physical Mode
• RDBMS Administration
• RDBMS Administration: Changing the Default RDBMS Sites
• Creating Physical Model Objects
• Adding a User
• Adding Segment Templates (Storage)
• Associating Physical Objects with Your Table

Module 18: Generating Your Database

• Database Generation
• Generating DDL
• DDL Preferences
• DDL/Migration General Options
• Design Rules
• Working With Rule Sets
• Working With Custom Rules
• Working With Libraries

Module 19: Altering an Existing Design

• Approaches to Modeling
• SUsing Import to Create a Model
• Importing an Existing Database
• Importing Domains
• Creating a Logical Data Model from Your Relational Model
• Reviewing and Making Changes to Your Logical Model
• Checking the Design Rules
• Forward Engineering to a New Relational Model

Module 20: Working in a Collaborative Environment

• The Benefits of Version Control
• Working With Data Modeler and Subversion
• Pending Changes
• Basic Workflow: Using Subversion with a Design
• Maintaining Versions