《现代数据库管理(英文版)》课件—03.pptVIP

* Figure 3-8 Introducing a subtype discriminator (disjoint rule) * Figure 3-9 Subtype discriminator (overlap rule) * Figure 3-10 Example of supertype/subtype hierarchy * Entity Clusters EER diagrams are difficult to read when there are too many entities and relationships Solution: Group entities and relationships into entity clusters Entity cluster: Set of one or more entity types and associated relationships grouped into a single abstract entity type * Figure 3-13a Possible entity clusters for Pine Valley Furniture in Microsoft Visio Related groups of entities could become clusters * Figur