Figures and Tables XlII
Foreword XVII
Preface XIX
1. INTRODUCTION 1
DATA MODELING’S PROMISE - AND FAIURE 1
Clarity 2
Fundamentals of the Business 2
How Standards Can Help 3
ABOUT MODELING CONVENTIONS 4
THESE MODELS AND YOUR ORGANIZATION 6
Models and Systems: A Word About Implementation 6
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK? 7
2. DATA MODELING CONVENTIONS 10
SYNTACTIC CONVENTIOS
Entities 11
Subtypes and Supertypes 12
Attributes 13
Relationships 14
POSITIONAL CONVENTIONS 16
SEMANTIC CONVENTIONS 18
REFERENCES 22
3 THE ENTERPRISE AND ITS WORLD 23
PARTIES 23
EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENTS 28
ORGANIZATIONS 31
ADDRESSES 33
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS 36
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS 40
ABOUT TYPES 44
ABOUT POINTS OF VIEW 45
IN SUMMARY 45