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Entity-Relationship Model
E / R D I A G R A M S
W E A K E N T I T Y S E T S
C O N V E R T IN G E / R D I A G R A M S TO R E L AT I ON S
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Purpose of E/R ModelThe E/R model allows us to sketch database schema designs.
◦ Includes some constraints but not operations.
Designs are pictures called entity-relationship diagrams.
Later: convert E/R diagrams to relations.
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Framework for E/RDesign is a serious business.
The “boss” knows they want a database, but they do not know what they want in it.
Sketching the key components is an efficient way to develop a working database.
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Entity SetsEntity = “thing” or object.
Entity set = collection of similar entities.
Attribute = property of an entity set.◦ Attributes are simple values, e.g. integers or character strings, not structs, sets, etc.
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E/R DiagramsIn an entity-relationship diagram:
◦ Entity set = rectangle.
◦ Attribute = oval, with a line to the rectangle representing its entity set.
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Example:
Entity set Beers has two attributes, name and manf(manufacturer).
Each Beers entity has values for these two attributes, e.g. (Bud, Anheuser-Busch)
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RelationshipsA relationship connects two or more entity sets.
It is represented by a diamond, with lines to each of the entity sets involved.
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Example: Relationships
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Drinkers addrname
Beers
manfname
Bars
name
license
addr
Note:license =beer, full,none
Sells Bars sell somebeers.
Likes
Drinkers likesome beers.Frequents
Drinkers frequentsome bars.
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Relationship SetThe current “value” of an entity set is the set of entities that belong to it.
◦ Example: the set of all bars in our database.
The “value” of a relationship is a relationship set, a set of tuples with one component for each related entity set.
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Example: Relationship SetFor the relationship Sells, we might have a relationship set like:
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Bar BeerJoe’s Bar BudJoe’s Bar MillerSue’s Bar BudSue’s Bar Pete’s AleSue’s Bar Bud Lite
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Multiway RelationshipsSometimes, we need a relationship that connects more than two entity sets.
Suppose that drinkers will only drink certain beers at certain bars.◦ Our three binary relationships Likes, Sells, and Frequents do not allow us to
make this distinction.
◦ But a 3-way relationship would.
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Example: 3-Way Relationship
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Bars Beers
Drinkers
name nameaddr manf
name addr
license
Preferences
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A Typical Relationship Set
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Bar Drinker BeerJoe’s Bar Ann MillerSue’s Bar Ann BudSue’s Bar Ann Pete’s AleJoe’s Bar Bob BudJoe’s Bar Bob MillerJoe’s Bar Cal MillerSue’s Bar Cal Bud Lite
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Many-Many RelationshipsFocus: binary relationships, such as Sells between Bars and Beers.
In a many-many relationship, an entity of either set can be connected to many entities of the other set.
◦ E.g., a bar sells many beers; a beer is sold by many bars.
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In Pictures:
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Many-One RelationshipsSome binary relationships are many -one from one entity set to another.
Each entity of the first set is connected to at most one entity of the second set.
But an entity of the second set can be connected to zero, one, or many entities of the first set.
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In Pictures:
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Example: Many-One RelationshipFavorite, from Drinkers to Beers is many-one.
A drinker has at most one favorite beer.
But a beer can be the favorite of any number of drinkers, including zero.
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One-One RelationshipsIn a one-one relationship, each entity of either entity set is related to at most one entity of the other set.
Example: Relationship Best-seller between entity sets Manfs (manufacturer) and Beers.
◦ A beer cannot be made by more than one manufacturer, and no manufacturer can have more than one best-seller (assume no ties).
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In Pictures:
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Representing “Multiplicity”Show a many-one relationship by an arrow entering the “one” side.
Show a one-one relationship by arrows entering both entity sets.
Rounded arrow = “exactly one,” i.e., each entity of the first set is related to exactly one entity of the target set.
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Example: Many-One Relationship
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Drinkers BeersLikes
FavoriteNotice: two relationshipsconnect the same entitysets, but are different.
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Example: One-One RelationshipConsider Best-seller between Manfs and Beers.
Some beers are not the best-seller of any manufacturer, so a rounded arrow to Manfs would be inappropriate.
But a beer manufacturer has to have a best-seller.
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In the E/R Diagram
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Manfs BeersBest-seller
A manufacturer hasexactly one bestseller.
A beer is the best-seller for 0 or 1manufacturer.
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Attributes on RelationshipsSometimes it is useful to attach an attribute to a relationship.
Think of this attribute as a property of tuples in the relationship set.
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Example: Attribute on Relationship
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Bars BeersSells
price
Price is a function of both the bar and the beer,not of one alone.
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Equivalent Diagrams Without Attributes on Relationships
Create an entity set representing values of the attribute.
Make that entity set participate in the relationship.
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Example: Removing an Attribute from a Relationship
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Bars BeersSells
price
PricesNote convention: arrowfrom multiway relationship
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RolesSometimes an entity set appears more than once in a relationship.
Label the edges between the relationship and the entity set with names called roles.
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Example: Roles
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Drinkers
Married
husband wife
Relationship Set
Husband WifeBob AnnJoe Sue… …
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Example: Roles
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Drinkers
Buddies
1 2
Relationship Set
Buddy1 Buddy2Bob AnnJoe SueAnn BobJoe Moe… …
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SubclassesSubclass = special case = more properties.
Example: Ales are a kind of beer.◦ Not every beer is an ale, but some are.
◦ Let us suppose that in addition to all the properties (attributes and relationships) of beers, ales also have the attribute color.
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Subclasses in E/R DiagramsAssume subclasses form a tree.
◦ I.e., no multiple inheritance.
Isa triangles indicate the subclass relationship.◦ Point to the superclass.
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Example: Subclasses
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isa
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E/R Vs. Object-Oriented SubclassesIn OO, objects are in one class only.
◦ Subclasses inherit from superclasses.
In contrast, E/R entities have representatives in all subclasses to which they belong.
◦ Rule: if entity e is represented in a subclass, then e is represented in the superclass (and recursively up the tree).
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Example: Representatives of Entities
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Ales
isa
name manf
color
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KeysA key is a set of attributes for one entity set such that no two entities in this set agree on all the attributes of the key.
◦ It is allowed for two entities to agree on some, but not all, of the key attributes.
We must designate a key for every entity set.
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Keys in E/R DiagramsUnderline the key attribute(s).
In an Isa hierarchy, only the root entity set has a key, and it must serve as the key for all entities in the hierarchy.
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Example: name is Key for Beers
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Example: a Multi-attribute Key
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dept number hours room
• Note that hours and room could also serve as akey, but we must select only one key.
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Weak Entity SetsOccasionally, entities of an entity set need “help” to identify them uniquely.
Entity set E is said to be weak if in order to identify entities of Euniquely, we need to follow one or more many-one relationships from Eand include the key of the related entities from the connected entity sets.
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Example: Weak Entity Setname is almost a key for football players, but there might be two with the same name.
number is certainly not a key, since players on two teams could have the same number.
But number, together with the team name related to the player by Plays-on should be unique.
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In E/R Diagrams
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Players TeamsPlays-on
name namenumber
• Double diamond for supporting many-one relationship.• Double rectangle for the weak entity set.
Note: must be roundedbecause each player needsa team to help with the key.
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Weak Entity-Set RulesA weak entity set has one or more many-one relationships to other (supporting) entity sets.
◦ Not every many-one relationship from a weak entity set need be supporting.
◦ But supporting relationships must have a rounded arrow (entity at the “one” end is guaranteed).
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Weak Entity-Set Rules – (2)The key for a weak entity set is its own underlined attributes and the keys for the supporting entity sets.
◦ E.g., (player) number and (team) name is a key for Players in the previous example.
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Design Techniques1. Avoid redundancy.
2. Limit the use of weak entity sets.
3. Do not use an entity set when an attribute will do.
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Avoiding RedundancyRedundancy = saying the same thing in two (or more) different ways.
Wastes space and (more importantly) encourages inconsistency.◦ Two representations of the same fact become inconsistent if we change one
and forget to change the other.
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Example: Good
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Beers ManfsManfBy
name
This design gives the address of each manufacturer exactly once.
name addr
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Example: Bad
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name
This design states the manufacturer of a beer twice: as an attribute and as a related entity.
name
manf
addr
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Example: Bad
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name
This design repeats the manufacturer’s address once for each beer and loses the address if there are temporarily no beers for a manufacturer.
manf manfAddr
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Entity Sets Versus AttributesAn entity set should satisfy at least one of the following conditions:
◦ It is more than the name of something; it has at least one nonkey attribute.
or
◦ It is the “many” in a many-one or many-many relationship.
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Example: Good
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name
•Manfs deserves to be an entity set because of the nonkey attribute addr.•Beers deserves to be an entity set because it is the “many” of the many-one relationship ManfBy.
name addr
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Example: Good
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name
There is no need to make the manufacturer an entity set, because we record nothing about manufacturers besides their name.
manf
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Example: Bad
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name
Since the manufacturer is nothing but a name, and is not at the “many” end of any relationship, it should not be an entity set.
name
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Don’t Overuse Weak Entity SetsBeginning database designers often doubt that anything could be a key by itself.
◦ They make all entity sets weak, supported by all other entity sets to which they are linked.
In reality, we usually create unique ID’s for entity sets.◦ Examples include social-security numbers, automobile VIN’s etc.
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When Do We Need Weak Entity Sets?The usual reason is that there is no global authority capable of creating unique ID’s.
Example: it is unlikely that there could be an agreement to assign unique player numbers across all football teams in the world.
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From E/R Diagrams to RelationsEntity set -> relation.
◦ Attributes -> attributes.
Relationships -> relations whose attributes are only:◦ The keys of the connected entity sets.
◦ Attributes of the relationship itself.
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Entity Set -> Relation
Relation: Beers(name, manf)
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Relationship -> Relation
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Drinkers BeersLikes
Likes(drinker, beer)Favorite
Favorite(drinker, beer)
Married
husband
wife
Married(husband, wife)
name addr name manf
Buddies
1 2
Buddies(name1, name2)
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Combining RelationsOK to combine into one relation:
1. The relation for an entity-set E
2. The relations for many-one relationships of which E is the “many.”
Example: Drinkers(name, addr) and Favorite(drinker, beer)combine to make Drinker1(name, addr, favBeer).
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Risk with Many-Many RelationshipsCombining Drinkers with Likes would be a mistake. It leads to redundancy, as:
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name addr beerSally 123 Maple BudSally 123 Maple Miller
Redundancy
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Handling Weak Entity SetsRelation for a weak entity set must include attributes for its complete key (including those belonging to other entity sets), as well as its own, nonkey attributes.
A supporting relationship is redundant and yields no relation (unless ithas attributes).
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Example: Weak Entity Set -> Relation
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Logins HostsAt
name name
Hosts(hostName, location)Logins(loginName, hostName, billTo)At(loginName, hostName, hostName2)
Must be the same
billTo
At becomes part ofLogins
location
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Subclasses: Three Approaches
1. Object-oriented : One relation per subset of subclasses, with all relevant attributes.
2. Use nulls : One relation; entities have NULL in attributes that don’t belong to them.
3. E/R style : One relation for each subclass:◦ Key attribute(s).
◦ Attributes of that subclass.
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Example: Subclass -> Relations
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Beers
Ales
isa
name manf
color
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Object-Oriented
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name manfBud Anheuser-Busch
Beers
name manf colorSummerbrew Pete’s dark
Ales
Good for queries like “find thecolor of ales made by Pete’s.”
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E/R Style
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name manfBud Anheuser-BuschSummerbrew Pete’s
Beers
name colorSummerbrew dark
Ales
Good for queries like“find all beers (includingales) made by Pete’s.”
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Using Nulls
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name manf colorBud Anheuser-Busch NULLSummerbrew Pete’s dark
Beers
Saves space unless there are lotsof attributes that are usually NULL.
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Actions
• Review Slides.
• Read chapter about E/R model from course book (4.1-4.6).
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