Designing databases
The first step in creating a relational database is to construct a data model, which is a precise, complete definition of the data you want to store. After you prepare your data model, you must implement it as a database and tables. To implement your data model, you first select a data type for each column and then you create a database and tables and populate the tables with data. You can also implement fragmentation strategies and control access to your data.
Additional resources
- Database concepts Describes fundamental database concepts.
- Dimensional databases Design, implement, and manage dimensional databases.
- User-Defined Routines and Data Types Developer's Guide Define new data types, create new casts, extend operator classes for secondary-access methods, write opaque data types, and create and register routines.