Introduction to Data
Modeling
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Nuno Rocha
Director of Engineering
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Nuno Rocha Margarita Torres
Director of Engineering Senior Data Engineer
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What is data modeling?
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What is data modeling? (1)
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What is data modeling? (2)
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Components of data modeling
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Components of data modeling (1)
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Components of data modeling (2)
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Components of data modeling (3)
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Describing entities
Entity: Object or concept represented in a data model
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Describing entities (1)
DESC TABLE : SQL command to display a table's structure
DESC TABLE groceries;
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Describing entities (2)
Attribute: Characteristics of an entity
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Another industry
E-Commerce online retail
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Terminology and functions overview
Data model: A representation that outlines the organization and storage of data
Entity: Object or concept represented in a data model
Attribute: Characteristics of an entity
Relationship: Connections between entities
DESC TABLE : SQL command to display a table's structure
DESC TABLE table_name;
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Exploring
Conceptual and
Logical Data Models
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What is a conceptual model?
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What is a logical data model?
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Applying the conceptual model
Conceptual model: High-level overview of main data entities
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Applying the conceptual model (1)
Conceptual model: High-level overview of main data entities
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Applying the logical model
Logical model: Detailed entities with attributes definition and their relationship
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Applying the logical model (1)
Relationship cardinality: Number of times entities are associated to each other
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Implementing the logical model
SELECT FROM : SQL command to fetch columns from a table
SELECT *
FROM ecommerceonlineretail;
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Implementing the logical model (1)
DESC TABLE ecommerceonlineretail;
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Implementing the logical model (2)
CREATE TABLE : SQL command to define a new table structure
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE customers (
customerid NUMBER(38,0),
country VARCHAR(255)
);
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Terminology and functions overview
Conceptual model: High-level overview of main data entities
Logical model: Detailed entities with attribute definitions and their relationship
Relationship cardinality: Number of times entities are associated with each other
SELECT FROM : SQL command to fetch columns from a table
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE : SQL command to create or replace a table structure
SELECT * FROM table_name;
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE table_name (
column_name column_datatype,
another_column column_datatype
);
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Exploring Physical
Data Models
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The role of the physical model
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The physical model's details
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The physical model's details (1)
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Establishing primary keys
Primary key (PK): Ensures every record in a table has a unique identifier
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Establishing primary keys (1)
Primary key (PK): Ensures every record in a table has a unique identifier
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Creating Primary Keys
PRIMARY KEY : SQL clause to define a column as the unique identifier
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE products (
stockcode VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
description VARCHAR(255)
);
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Establishing foreign keys
Foreign Key (FK): Connects records in different tables to keep the data related
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Creating foreign keys
FOREIGN KEY () REFERENCES () : SQL clause to define a column that references the primary
key of another table
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE orders (
invoiceno INT,
customerid INT,
invoicedate DATE,
unitprice DECIMAL(10, 2),
quantity INT,
stockcode VARCHAR(255),
FOREIGN KEY (stockcode) REFERENCES products(stockcode)
);
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Finalizing the physical data model
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Terminology and functions overview
Physical data model: Defines how data is stored and accessed, including table structures,
data types, and primary and foreign keys
PRIMARY KEY : SQL clause to define a column as the unique identifier
FOREIGN KEY (...) REFERENCES (...) : SQL clause to create a link between two tables
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE table_name (
unique_column column_datatype PRIMARY KEY,
other_columns column_datatype,
foreign_column column_datatype,
FOREIGN KEY (foreign_column) REFERENCES foreign_table(PK_from_foreign_table)
);
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