Design of the Data Model
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Design of the Data Model This is an ER diagram before any normalisation processes has been carried out. Above is a display of four of the entities of the AZ Cut n Stylez organisation, these are Appointment, Schedule, Client, and Provider. Below in the tables is shown some of the properties/attributes of the entities. Schedule Appointment Client Provider Date Client ID Provider ID Time Surname Surname Client ID First Name First Name Title Title DOB DOB Address 1 Address 1 Address 2 Address 2 Home Tel: Home Tel: Mobile: Mobile: Key Field: A specific field to identify the entity as a whole. e.g. Provider ID in the Provider entity. Non Atomic Data: Data that has not been broken up into its smallest possible parts to create new fields. This type of data is not specific and can lead to confusion. This makes searching for queries inside the data base that mach harder to achieve. E.g. when the field is labelled "Name" when it can be broken down into "title", "Surname" and "First name". And if possible middle name. Repetition...

