Is macOS your preferred operating system? And are you interested in creating ER diagrams for your databases? Try Luna Modeler – a desktop application for designing database structures for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and also for creating logical models. It is a tool that can run on any operating system, i.e.… Read the rest
How to create ER diagram of PostgreSQL database running in Heroku? With Luna Modeler, the process is simple. Just create a database connection, retrieve the information from Heroku Postgres and create a project containing the ER diagram. But let’s start one step at a time.
Use crows foot notation to represent relationships between entities in an entity relational diagram. Entities are connected by lines, and symbols at the beginning or end of the line describe cardinality.
Relationship types and cardinality:
A crow’s foot graphics represents “many” or “infinite”.… Read the rest
You can manually write SQL scripts in your favorite SQL editor and execute individual SQL commands directly on the connected database. However, another option is to use a data modeling tool in which you design the database structure visually, using an ER diagram.… Read the rest
Data modeling is the process of visually creating a graphical representation of a system or database. In the case of relational databases, we can mention the creation of entity-relational diagrams in which entities, attributes and relationships between entities are displayed. (Read more information about ER diagrams).
But what is the advantage of data modeling when we talk about noSQL databases?… Read the rest
Entity relationship diagram describes the structure of the database. The entity relationship diagram shows entities (tables in relational databases) and relationships between tables that exist in the database. For a good database design, it is very important to have an entity relationship diagram.
In an entity relationship diagram, the basic elements are:
One to many relationship is a type of cardinality that refers to a relationship between two entities in an entity relational diagram (between two tables in a database). A simple example would be a binding between the entities person and birth_certificate. Each person must have their own birth certificate.
Graphically, the one to one relationship is shown as follows:
Every time you create a new relationship between tables, a one-to-many relationship is created.… Read the rest
Many-to-many relationship is a type of cardinality that refers to a relationship between two entities in an entity relational diagram (between two tables in a database). A simple example would be a relationship between the entities student and course. Each student can have multiple courses and each course is for multiple students.… Read the rest
One to many relationship is a type of cardinality that refers to a relationship between two entities in an entity relational diagram (between two tables in a database). A simple example would be a binding between the entities order and item. Each order may have multiple items, but a product (e.g.,… Read the rest
Making a comparison of document-based database systems like MongoDB and traditional relational databases like PostgreSQL is not a simple task. In fact, it is impossible to recommend one database platform, because everything depends on your requirements and the goals you wish to achieve. For some use cases, MongoDB can be the preferred solution, for many other use cases PostgreSQL can be the better option.… Read the rest