In my db I have about one hundred tables like this:
code
description
To avoid to have a so great number of similar tables in the db
I wonder if it is a good idea to unify all these tables in one big
table like this:
id
code
table_ name
description
Bad idea.
E.g. how do you want
Hi all,
I have a question about database design best pratice.
In my db I have about one hundred tables like this:
code
description
To avoid to have a so great number of similar tables in the db
I wonder if it is a good idea to unify all these tables in one big table
like this:
id
code
table_
I'll answer with the same things I did on the Oracle list :)
code
description
To avoid to have a so great number of similar tables in the db
I wonder if it is a good idea to unify all these tables in one big table
like this:
id
code
table_ name
description
The advantages are:
1. only one
Jose Soares wrote:
I have a question about database design best pratice.
In my db I have about one hundred tables like this:
code
description
To avoid to have a so great number of similar tables in the db
I wonder if it is a good idea to unify all these tables in one big table
like
Jose Soares jose.soa...@sferacarta.com wrote:
In my db I have about one hundred tables like this:
code
description
To avoid to have a so great number of similar tables in the db
I wonder if it is a good idea to unify all these tables in one
big table like this:
id
code
table_ name
Yes. The general rules are:
Many normalized tables. OK.
Denormalizing simply to reduce the number of tables. Not OK.
- Bob
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Kevin Grittner kgri...@ymail.com wrote:
Jose Soares jose.soa...@sferacarta.com wrote:
In my db I have about one hundred tables
