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Chapter 12

Enhanced Entity-Relationship Modeling


Transparencies

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Chapter 12 - Objectives
 Limitations of basic concepts of the ER model
and requirements to represent more complex
applications using additional data modeling
concepts.
 Most useful additional data modeling concept
of Enhanced ER (EER) model is called
specialization/generalization.
 A diagrammatic technique for displaying
specialization/generalization in an EER
diagram using UML.
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Enhanced Entity-Relationship Model
 Since 1980s there has been an increase in
emergence of new database applications with
more demanding requirements.

 Basic concepts of ER modeling are not sufficient


to represent requirements of newer, more
complex applications.

 Response is development of additional ‘semantic’


modeling concepts.

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The Enhanced Entity-Relationship Model
 Semantic concepts are incorporated into the
original ER model and called the Enhanced
Entity-Relationship (EER) model.

 Examples of additional concept of EER model


is called specialization / generalization.

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Specialization / Generalization
 Superclass
– An entity type that includes one or more
distinct subgroupings of its occurrences.

 Subclass
– A distinct subgrouping of occurrences of an
entity type.

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Specialization / Generalization
 Superclass/subclass relationship is one-
to-one (1:1).

 Superclass may contain overlapping or


distinct subclasses.

 Not all members of a superclass need be


a member of a subclass.

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Specialization / Generalization
 Attribute Inheritance
– An entity in a subclass represents same ‘real
world’ object as in superclass, and may
possess subclass-specific attributes, as well
as those associated with the superclass.

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Specialization / Generalization
 Specialization
– Process of maximizing differences between
members of an entity by identifying their
distinguishing characteristics.

 Generalization
– Process of minimizing differences between
entities by identifying their common
characteristics.

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AllStaff relation holding details of all staff

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Specialization/generalization of Staff entity
into subclasses representing job roles

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Specialization/generalization of Staff entity into
job roles and contracts of employment

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EER diagram with shared subclass and
subclass with its own subclass

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Constraints on Specialization / Generalization
 Two constraints that may apply to a
specialization/generalization:
– participation constraints
– disjoint constraints.

 Participation constraint
– Determines whether every member in
superclass must participate as a member of
a subclass.
– May be mandatory or optional.
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Constraints on Specialization / Generalization
 Disjoint constraint
– Describes relationship between members of
the subclasses and indicates whether
member of a superclass can be a member of
one, or more than one, subclass.
– May be disjoint or nondisjoint.

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Constraints on Specialization / Generalization
 There are four categories of constraints of
specialization and generalization:
– mandatory and disjoint
– optional and disjoint
– mandatory and nondisjoint
– optional and nondisjoint.

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DreamHome worked example - Staff Superclass
with Supervisor and Manager subclasses

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DreamHome worked example - Owner Superclass with
PrivateOwner and BusinessOwner subclasses

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DreamHome worked example - Person superclass
with Staff, PrivateOwner, and Client subclasses

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