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This lab will introduce you to the processes involved in defining one of the key components of a data model; the relationship diagram (RD). In this lab, you will draw a relationship diagram for two of the steps shown. Keep in mind when you are trying to decide which side of the relationship should be the “one” side and which should be the “many” that you must first decide which side has the primary key, or unique identifier. Once you have decided the primary key of the relationship, you have identified the “one” side of the relationship. Note that for an RD, the foreign key “many” side of the relationship points to the primary key “one” side. The “one” side should have the arrow head point of the connecting line. This is different than an entity/relationship diagram (ERD) that we will draw next week, where the “many” side has crow’s feet. This will familiarize you with how to set up MS Visio to draw database diagrams. Steps 1 – 3 below use the , , and tables of a simplified Order Entry database. The records clients who have placed orders. The Order table contains the basic facts about customer orders. The Employee table contains facts about employees who take orders. The primary keys of the tables are , and for The following are the TABLE definitions for the first three tables showing the PRIMARY KEYconstraints. CustNo                                 NUMBER(5) CustFirstName                  VARCHAR2(20) CustLastName                   VARCHAR2(30) CustCity                               VARCHAR2(30) CustState                            CHAR(2) CustZip                                 CHAR(10) CustBal                                 NUMBER(12,2) CustNo is the                     PRIMARY KEY EmpNo                                 NUMBER(5) EmpFirstName                  VARCHAR2(20) EmpLastName                   VARCHAR2(30) EmpPhone                          CHAR(15) EmpNo is the                     PRIMARY KEY OrdNo                                  NUMBER(5) OrdDate                               DATE CustNo                                 NUMBER(5) EmpNo                                 NUMBER(5) OrdNo is the                      PRIMARY KEY Your task for this lab is to create the required relationship diagram for steps 1 and 2 using Microsoft Visio. Step 3 will require you to analyze the scenario given and present your own resolution to the question. Step 4 is an individual assignment that will introduce you to the group project and the process of identifying entities and attributes. When finished with the lab, you should have a complete diagram using all 5 entities, a written explanation for #3, and two lists (entities and attributes) for Step 4. The deliverable for this lab is a single MS Word document named with the diagram for problems 1 and 2, the written answer for the question in Step 3, and the lists of entities and attributes for the Init

ial Project Exercise (Step 4). You should copy and paste the diagram from MS Visio into a Word document and use this document for Steps 3 and 4 Identify the foreign key columns in the table structures above and draw a relationship diagram depicting the relationships between the tables. In the Order table, the column references the table and the column references the table. For each relationship, identify the table on the “1” side of the relationship and the table on the “Many” side. Extend your relationship diagram from problem 1 by adding two tables (OrdLine and Product).Table definitions for the table structures and primary keys constraints are shown below. You will need to identify the FOREIGN KEY(s) to complete this problem. When finished you should have a total of 5 tables represented in your diagram for this problem. To copy and paste the diagram into Word, select Edit from the menu and then Copy Diagram. Open a Word document and use CTRL-V to paste the diagram ProdNo                                                                                CHAR(8) ProdName                                                                          VARCHAR2(20) ProdNo is the                                                                    PRIMARY KEY OrdNo                                                                                  CHAR(8) ProdNo                                                                                                CHAR(8) Qty                                                                                         NUMBER(5) The combination of OrdNo and Prodno is the     PRIMARY KEY From examination of the sample data and your current understanding of businesses in which orders could be placed either in person, over the phone, or over the Internet, determine if it would be for null values to be allowed for the foreign key in the table. This column would reference back to the column in the employee table. Why or why not? OrdNo                  OrdDate               CustNo                 EmpNo O1656777            02/11/2000         C8543321 O7959898            02/19/2000         C8543321             E8544399 Although the overall project itself will be done as a group, this first exercise is designed as an individual effort and is intended to; (1) get you to read the project specifications, and; (2) introduce you to the first step in designing a database from scratch. This little exercise will have you see how many entities and attributes you can find in the project specifications. In week three, you will work with your assigned project team and compare notes on what you have found. This is not rocket science here so remember, you are looking for people, places, things, and events (entities) and the attributes that describe them.