Database Development Lifecycle Stages and Examples

Let’s see the stages of database system life cycle (DDLC) and their facts using tabular form −

Stage of Database system development Lifecycle Example of Facts Example of Documentation Produced
Database Planning Aims and objectives of database projects. Mission statements and objectives.
System Identification Description of major user views (Job roles, business application areas). Definition of scope and boundary of database system, definition of user views to be supported.
Requirements Collection and Analysis Requirements of user views, system specifications, including performance and security requirements. User requirement specification, system specification.
Database design User’s responses to checking the logical database design, functionality provided by target DBMS. Logical database design, data dictionary, physical database design.
Application Design Users’ response to checking interface design. Application design.
DBMS Selection Functionality provided by target DBMS. DBMS evaluation
Prototyping User response to prototype. Modified user requirement specification and system specification.
Implementation Functionality provided by target DBMS.
Data conversion and loading Format of current data, data import capability of target DBMS.
Testing Test Results. Testing strategies used,
Operational maintenance Performance testing results, new or changing user and system requirements. User manual, analysis of performance results, modified users requirements and system specification.
Updated on: 2021-07-06T15:52:54+05:30

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