Model
Model
Physical data model represents how the model will be built in the database. A
physical database model shows all table structures, including column name,
column data type, column constraints, primary key, foreign key, and relationships
between tables. Features of a physical data model include:
• Specification all tables and columns.
• Foreign keys are used to identify relationships between tables.
• Denormalization may occur based on user requirements.
• Physical considerations may cause the physical data model to be quite
different from the logical data model.
• Physical data model will be different for different RDBMS. For example,
data type for a column may be different between MySQL and SQL Server.
The steps for physical data model design are as follows:
1. Convert entities into tables.
2. Convert relationships into foreign keys.
3. Convert attributes into columns.
4. Modify the physical data model based on physical constraints /
requirements.
The figure below is an example of a physical data model.
• Entity names are now table names.
• Attributes are now column names.
• Data type for each column is specified. Data types can be different
depending on the actual database being used.
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