Index
A
Abbreviations
in Field Specifications. 284
Acronyms
in Field Specifications, 284
Action-oriented questions, 335–336
Aggregate functions, effects of nulls, 49
Alphanumeric data type, 288
Alternate keys, 260
Analytical databases, 4, 489–490
Analyzing current databases
adopting the current structure, 117–118
conducting interviews, 129–137
goals of analysis, 117
human-knowledge databases, 117
information presentation, 125–129
legacy databases, 116–117, 119–121
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