Hi! I don't understand problem. Car can belong to only one Dealer, and one Dealer can have many Cars, therefore DealerID should be in Car table. Also Car can be only one Model, but there are many Cars the same Model. It looks quite normal to put ModelID into Car table, and I don't see any possible problems. Of course if there are any special requirements for the database, they have to be incorporated into the model. Am I missing your point?
Artem -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:speters@;metromls.com] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 5:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: normalization question I'm working on a design for a database that is leaving me with some normalization issues that I havent had to deal with before. For example, if im trying to store information about car dealerships I end up with the following situation: I want to store the cars in stock at each physical dealership, with certain attributes. So, I have a table Dealership as follows: Dealer_ID Name Address Etc. Then there is a Car_Make table (for things like Chevy, Hyundai): Car_Make_ID Make_Name ... And a Model table (for things like Elantra, Neon, etc): Model: Model_ID Car_Make_ID Model_Name ... And a table to describe the cars themselves: (one row per car) Car: VIN_number (vehicle identification number, what the DMV uses) Model_ID other attributes ... Now, to associate a specific car with a dealer, I want to put Dealer_ID in the Cars table, but then the Cars table has multiple parent tables, specifically Model & Dealership I'm sure that this is far from normal, and will lead to programming problems, but i dont see what to do about it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks, sean peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] sql, query --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php Attention: Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity. The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
