>-----Original Message----- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >What you are doing is not exactly data modeling: you are designing a database.
I stand corrected. I am actually looking at a denormalized set of tables we have here (there's a table with 52 columns: OBSERVATION1, OBSERVATION2, ... OBSERVATION52) and playing aroung with a different design. But perhaps I need to step back and look at it from the data model point of view as you suggest. (Don't tell me I have to go in my modelling tool Your suggestions sounded good to me. I didn't think of a CONFIG subtype. I have a tendency to go straight to the physical model anyway. I guess I should look at the "Conceptual Data Model" option in my design tool. :) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jacques Kilchoer INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
