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Chapter 11. Business Rules

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You are remembered for the rules you break.

GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

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Part I: Relational Database Design
Part II: The Design Process
Chapter 4. Conceptual Overview
Chapter 5. Starting the Process
Chapter 6. Analyzing the Current Database
Chapter 7. Establishing Table Structures
Chapter 8. Keys
Chapter 9. Field Specifications
Chapter 10. Table Relationships
Chapter 11. Business Rules
Topics Covered in This Chapter
What Are Business Rules?
Categories of Business Rules
Defining and Establishing Business Rules
Validation Tables
Reviewing the Business Rule Specifications Sheets
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 12. Views
Chapter 13. Reviewing Data Integrity
Part III: Other Database-Design Issues
Part IV: Appendixes