Sample Tables Overview
The tables used throughout this book are part of an order entry system used by an imaginary distributor of toys. The tables are used to perform several tasks:
Manage vendors
Manage product catalogs
Manage customer lists
Enter customer orders
Making this all work requires five tables (that are closely interconnected as part of a relational database design). A description of each of the tables appears in the following sections.
Note
The tables used here are by no means complete. A real-world order entry system would have to keep track of lots of other data that has not been included here (for example, payment and accounting information, shipment tracking, and more). However, these tables do demonstrate the kinds of data organization ...
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