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Database Refactoring

The document outlines the process of refactoring a database schema by creating a new 'Unit' table to store unique unit information extracted from the 'Student_UnitCode' table. It details the steps taken, including inserting data, dropping a column, and adding a foreign key constraint. Two queries are provided to display the contents of both tables after the operations are performed.

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Database Refactoring

The document outlines the process of refactoring a database schema by creating a new 'Unit' table to store unique unit information extracted from the 'Student_UnitCode' table. It details the steps taken, including inserting data, dropping a column, and adding a foreign key constraint. Two queries are provided to display the contents of both tables after the operations are performed.

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**Schema (MySQL v5.

7)**

-- Create the original table

CREATE TABLE Student_UnitCode (

StudentId VARCHAR(10),

UnitCode VARCHAR(10),

UnitName VARCHAR(100)

);

-- Insert original data

INSERT INTO Student_UnitCode (StudentId, UnitCode, UnitName) VALUES

('0023765', 'UG45783', 'Advance Database'),

('0023765', 'UG45832', 'Network Systems'),

('0023765', 'UG45734', 'Multi-User Operating Systems'),

('0035643', 'UG45832', 'Network Systems'),

('0035643', 'UG45951', 'Project'),

('0061234', 'UG45783', 'Advance Database');

-- Step 1: Create Unit table

CREATE TABLE Unit (

UnitCode VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,

UnitName VARCHAR(100)

);

-- Step 2: Populate Unit table

INSERT INTO Unit (UnitCode, UnitName)

SELECT DISTINCT UnitCode, UnitName


FROM Student_UnitCode;

-- Step 3: Remove UnitName from original table

ALTER TABLE Student_UnitCode

DROP COLUMN UnitName;

-- Step 4: Add foreign key

ALTER TABLE Student_UnitCode

ADD FOREIGN KEY (UnitCode) REFERENCES Unit(UnitCode);

---

**Query #1**

-- Output: Select from both tables

SELECT * FROM Student_UnitCode;

| StudentId | UnitCode |

| --------- | -------- |

| 0023765 | UG45783 |

| 0023765 | UG45832 |

| 0023765 | UG45734 |

| 0035643 | UG45832 |

| 0035643 | UG45951 |
| 0061234 | UG45783 |

---

**Query #2**

SELECT * FROM Unit;

| UnitCode | UnitName |

| -------- | ---------------------------- |

| UG45734 | Multi-User Operating Systems |

| UG45783 | Advance Database |

| UG45832 | Network Systems |

| UG45951 | Project |

---

Query 1

Query 2
Operations performed

Created a new table to accommodate refactored data

Extracted all unique UnitCode and UnitName from the source table

Removed UnitName from the source table

Added foreign key for referential purposes

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