Re: Record Length

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr" <rbruceh@xxxxxxx>]

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From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: Record Length


>As much as I like a nice, normalized database, there have been times where
>un-normalizing a database is the most effective solution.
>
>Of course, I can't think of a good example right now.


 Data warehousing or marts or files used for query purposes, such as summary
tables.


>
>However, I do insist that the database MUST be normalized to at least 3rd
>normal form at some point in the development process.
>
>The discipline of normalizing the data is the important part.  You need to
>split the data into its optimum records before you can un-normalize it.
>


Agreed. Designing to at least 3rd normal has always been the goal. And,
again, for the purposes of performance, backing off to 2nd is sometimes
(still) recommended by some.

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional System Administrator
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional Network Administrator

"The sum of all human knowledge is a fixed constant.
    It's the population that keeps growing!"



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