Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship (ER) Model
Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship (ER) Model
◼ Relationship Type:
◼ Is the schema description of a relationship
◼ Identifies the relationship name and the
participating entity types
◼ Also identifies certain relationship constraints
◼ Relationship Set:
◼ The current set of relationship instances
represented in the database
◼ The current state of a relationship type