One of the most important steps in desiging a database is establishing the data model. Part one of a two-part article describes how to create a logical model.

However, within the logical data model the goal is to express the business rules and logic. Therefore, abstractions do not have to be avoided, but they should be used surgically. When an area of the ...

In the simplest terms, a logical data model is a visual representation of the business rules and requirements covering the universe-of-discourse for a given solution or enterprise, along with some ...

Logical data model provides underlying structure for communication companies` customer relationship management information needs. By Alison Bull Communications. Johannesburg, 10 May 2001.

MISMO, the standards development body for the mortgage industry released its logical data model as the next generation of the MISMO data exchange, according to a press release.The new model has the ...