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From: Mike Mascari <[email protected]>
To: Gonzo Rock <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: RE: [SQL] Database Design Question
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:39:31 -0400
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Gonzo Rock wrote:
> 
> OK... Fair Enough... Good Points indeed y'all.
> 
> Well... What about the problem of users trying to Query the Database??
> 
> You know... like when using Crystal Reports or something?.
> 
> SELECT * from HistoryTable
> WHERE PartID = SomeInteger
> 
> vs
> 
> SELECT * from HistoryTable
> WHERE PartNum = 12345636 AND PartRev = C
> 
> How are they supposed to know What the PartID is ??
> 
> Anyway, that I why I was considering changing... current users always have trouble peering into the database... They don't quite get it.

Depending upon the sophistication of your users, you might want to
consider constructing a number of views where the data is pre-joined
(totally denormalized). We essentially do the same thing for both the
reasons you provide as well as for security purposes (row security)
based upon the value of CURRENT_USER.

Hope that helps,

Mike Mascari
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