Getting Started with InfoSphere Data Architect

Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................. 13
Who should read this book? ........................................................................................ 13
How is this book structured? ........................................................................................ 13
A book for the community ............................................................................................ 14
Conventions ................................................................................................................. 14
What’s next? ................................................................................................................ 15
About the Authors ........................................................................................................... 17
Contributors .................................................................................................................... 19
Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................... 20
PART I – OVERVIEW AND SETUP ................................................................................. 21
Chapter 1 – Introduction to IBM InfoSphere Data Architect ....................................... 23
1.1 What is IBM InfoSphere Data Architect? ............................................................... 23
1.2 System requirements ............................................................................................. 25
1.3 Obtaining DB2 Express-C ...................................................................................... 25
1.4 Obtaining InfoSphere Data Architect ..................................................................... 25
1.5 Installing InfoSphere Data Architect ...................................................................... 26
1.6 Applying the license to IBM InfoSphere Data Architect ......................................... 29
1.7 Launching IBM InfoSphere Data Architect ............................................................ 32
1.7.1 Touring the workbench ................................................................................... 34
1.7.2 Touring the Data Perspective and its views ................................................... 38
1.7.3 Manipulating views ......................................................................................... 39
1.7.4 Resetting the default views for a perspective ................................................. 40
1.8 Exercises ............................................................................................................... 40
1.9 Summary ................................................................................................................ 41
1.10 Review questions ................................................................................................. 41
Chapter 2 – Data Modeling Overview ............................................................................ 43
2.1 The data model design life cycle ........................................................................... 43
2.2 Organizing the data model ..................................................................................... 45
2.3 Creating the student information management system ......................................... 45
2.4 Summary ................................................................................................................ 46
2.5 What's next? .......................................................................................................... 46
PART II – MODELING YOUR DATA ............................................................................... 47
Chapter 3 – Logical Data Modeling ............................................................................... 49
3.1 Logical data modeling: The big picture .................................................................. 50
3.2 Creating a logical data model ................................................................................ 51
3.2.1 Creating a logical data model with the workbench ......................................... 51
3.2.2 Creating entities with the diagram .................................................................. 53
3.2.3 Adding relationships ....................................................................................... 61
3.3 Working with glossary models ............................................................................... 65
3.3.1 Best practices for naming standards and glossary models ............................ 67
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