Thanks Tom, I will demand an explaination for this design when I get on a call with him tomorrow.
Rich >From: "Mercadante, Thomas F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: The use of schemas >Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:30:47 -0800 > >I agree with you. This makes no sense to me. 35 tables split into 8 >schemas gives you about 4-5 tables per schema? > >Did you ask him/her for the methodology as to why he/she feels this is >important? > >Oracle applications uses multiple schema's for it's components, but then, >you are talking thousands of tables. > >Don't take a consultants "recommendations" laying down (and I'm a >consultant!). >Demand a reason behind their approach, and then, if it does not make sense, >reject the proposal. Remember, he/she works for you, and customer has to >agree! > >Hope this helps. > >Tom Mercadante >Oracle Certified Professional > > >-----Original Message----- >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:09 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > >Hi all, > >Our consultant has presented a schema design which I have never seen >(not that I have seen all the designs in the world) but I also failed >to see the advantage. > >Basically our application consists of 35 tables and all is under one >schema named after the application. Granted, the application has many >components such as billing tables, event tables etc. > >Now the consultant wants to split all 35 tables into as many as 8 >different schemas! Such as a billing schema, a event schema. To me >this only complicates the whole thing as now you have to manage 8 >schemas and manage many grants, synonyms. Not to mention some tables >are not clear cut as which component it belongs to. I just don't see >what this buys us. > >Has anyone seen such a approach? And what's the benefit of doing so? > >Thanks > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: oracle dba > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Mercadante, Thomas F > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: oracle dba INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
