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A data dictionary documents each data item in a system, describing the data name, type, format, size, description, example, and validation rules. It allows new programmers to understand the existing code base but requires constant updates during development. The data dictionary example shows data fields for a customer's date of birth, balance, email address, and gender, specifying the relevant details for each.

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Data Name Data Type Format Byt Es Displ Ay Size Description Example Validatio N

A data dictionary documents each data item in a system, describing the data name, type, format, size, description, example, and validation rules. It allows new programmers to understand the existing code base but requires constant updates during development. The data dictionary example shows data fields for a customer's date of birth, balance, email address, and gender, specifying the relevant details for each.

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Datadictionary

Project management tool


A data dictionary is a piece of documentation which describes each data item in a system. It allows programmers
new to the task to easily grasp the exiting code base, but has the disadvantage of requiring constant updating
during production.
Ref CS Ch4.2 pg 19

Format

Byt
es

Displ
ay
size

Description

Example

Integer

Integer

yyyymmdd

10

Date of birth of
the customer

20160504

Floatin
g Point

$NNNNNNNNN.
NN

10

Amount of
money the
customer has

$033.33

String

[email protected]

50

50

Boolea
n

Data
Name

Data
Type

Count
Custome
r DOB

Balance
Email
address
Male
/Female

Email address of example@email.


the customer
com
Gender of the
customer

Validatio
n
?
Up to
today, no
more
than
200yrs
prior
0<
balance
< 1e12
Must
have @
and .
suffix
Must be
M/F

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