Re: DBDesign Q

"Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <ews:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>..

> Very briefly. An ERD models business entities and relationships, and there
> can be > 1 relationship between the same enities. When you map the ERD to a
> realtional schema these multiple relationships combine into non-redundant
> tables.

Are you sure you're not misinterpreting an ERD tool's quirks as Gospel?

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