Super Entity & Sub Entity Yong Choi School of Business CSU, Bakersfield
Sharing inherited attributes
Constraints Completeness Constraints Disjointness Constraints Total Specialization Partial Specialization Disjointness Constraints Disjoint Rule Overlap Rule
Note: Motorcycle is not include in this data model.
Subtype Discriminator: It is an attribute of a supertype whose values determine the target subtype.
Figure 3-10 on Page 105
Figure 3-10 with subtype discriminators
Exercise Question #8 on page 114 Identify inherited attributes Identify distinguishable or distinctive attribute
Exercise Question #9 on page 114 Identify inherited and attributes Identify or distinctive attribute Additional regular entity? Multivalued attribute?