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% Better to use explicit relationship diamond for clarity \endtikzpicture \endfigure \noindent Alternative clear diagram: \beginfigure[H] \centering \begintikzpicture \node[rectangle, draw] (dept) DEPARTMENT; \node[rectangle, draw, below=2cm of dept] (emp) EMPLOYEE; \node[diamond, draw, left=1cm of dept] (works) WORKS\_IN; \node[diamond, draw, right=1cm of dept] (manages) MANAGES;
\textbfNotation: We use \textbfCrow's Foot notation. \beginitemize \item Entities: Rectangles \item Primary Key: Underlined attribute \item Relationships: Diamonds (or labeled lines) with crow's foot for many side. \item Cardinalities: 1 (one), M (many), (0,1) optional one, etc. \enditemize
\section*Appendix: Quick ERD Notation Reference \begintcolorbox \begintabular \hline \textbfSymbol & \textbfMeaning \\ \hline Rectangle & Entity \\ Oval & Attribute (sometimes omitted, listed inside entity) \\ Diamond & Relationship \\ Underline & Primary Key \\ Double Rectangle & Weak Entity \\ Double Diamond & Identifying Relationship \\ 1 at line end & One cardinality \\ M or * at line end & Many cardinality \\ Circle (O) & Optional participation \\ \hline \endtabular \endtcolorbox
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% Better to use explicit relationship diamond for clarity \endtikzpicture \endfigure \noindent Alternative clear diagram: \beginfigure[H] \centering \begintikzpicture \node[rectangle, draw] (dept) DEPARTMENT; \node[rectangle, draw, below=2cm of dept] (emp) EMPLOYEE; \node[diamond, draw, left=1cm of dept] (works) WORKS\_IN; \node[diamond, draw, right=1cm of dept] (manages) MANAGES; entity-relationship diagram exercises and answers pdf
\textbfNotation: We use \textbfCrow's Foot notation. \beginitemize \item Entities: Rectangles \item Primary Key: Underlined attribute \item Relationships: Diamonds (or labeled lines) with crow's foot for many side. \item Cardinalities: 1 (one), M (many), (0,1) optional one, etc. \enditemize \newpage % Better to use explicit relationship diamond
\section*Appendix: Quick ERD Notation Reference \begintcolorbox \begintabular \hline \textbfSymbol & \textbfMeaning \\ \hline Rectangle & Entity \\ Oval & Attribute (sometimes omitted, listed inside entity) \\ Diamond & Relationship \\ Underline & Primary Key \\ Double Rectangle & Weak Entity \\ Double Diamond & Identifying Relationship \\ 1 at line end & One cardinality \\ M or * at line end & Many cardinality \\ Circle (O) & Optional participation \\ \hline \endtabular \endtcolorbox draw] (dept) DEPARTMENT
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