DEPARTEMEN SISTEM INFORMASI

Fak. Teknologi Elektro & Informatika Cerdas

IW184301
DATABASE SYSTEMS
Chapter 05-2
Logical Database Design through
ER/EER-to-Relational Mapping
Prof. Ir. Arif Djunaidy, M.Sc., Ph.D.
adjunaidy@is.its.ac.id
adjunaidy@gmail.com
Learning Objectives & Book Reading
• Learning Objectives - To Understand:
1. How to convert the basic ER model constructs—entity types
(strong and weak), binary relationships (with various structural
constraints), n-ary relationships, and attributes (simple,
composite, and multivalued)—into relations
2. Mapping algorithm by describing how to map EER model
constructs—specialization/generalization and union types
(categories)—into relations
• Book reading:
– Elmasri, Chapter 9

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 Chapter Outline
• ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm
– Step 1: Mapping of Regular Entity Types
– Step 2: Mapping of Weak Entity Types
– Step 3: Mapping of Binary 1:1 Relation Types
– Step 4: Mapping of Binary 1:N Relationship Types.
– Step 5: Mapping of Binary M:N Relationship Types.
– Step 6: Mapping of Multivalued attributes.
– Step 7: Mapping of N-ary Relationship Types.

• Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations

– Step 8: Options for Mapping Specialization or Generalization.
– Step 9: Mapping of Union Types (Categories).

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm

• Step 1: Mapping of Regular Entity Types.

– For each regular (strong) entity type E in the ER schema,
create a relation R that includes all the simple attributes of
E.
– Choose one of the key attributes of E as the primary key
for R.
– If the chosen key of E is composite, the set of simple
attributes that form it will together form the primary key of
R.
• Example: We create the relations EMPLOYEE,
DEPARTMENT, and PROJECT in the relational schema
corresponding to the regular entities in the ER diagram.
– SSN, DNUMBER, and PNUMBER are the primary keys for
the relations EMPLOYEE, DEPARTMENT, and PROJECT
as shown.

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The ER conceptual schema diagram for the COMPANY database

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Result of mapping the COMPANY ER schema into a relational schema

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)
• Step 2: Mapping of Weak Entity Types
– For each weak entity type W in the ER schema with owner entity
type E, create a relation R and include all simple attributes (or
simple components of composite attributes) of W as attributes of
R.
– Also, include as foreign key attributes of R the primary key
attribute(s) of the relation(s) that correspond to the owner entity
type(s).
– The primary key of R is the combination of the primary key(s) of
the owner(s) and the partial key of the weak entity type W, if any.
• Example: Create the relation DEPENDENT in this step
to correspond to the weak entity type DEPENDENT.
– Include the primary key SSN of the EMPLOYEE relation as a
foreign key attribute of DEPENDENT (renamed to ESSN).
– The primary key of the DEPENDENT relation is the combination
{ESSN, DEPENDENT_NAME} because DEPENDENT_NAME is
the partial key of DEPENDENT.

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)
• Step 3: Mapping of Binary 1:1 Relation Types
– For each binary 1:1 relationship type R in the ER schema,
identify the relations S and T that correspond to the entity types
participating in R.
• There are two possible approaches:
1. Foreign Key approach: Choose one of the relations-say S-and
include a foreign key in S the primary key of T. It is better to
choose an entity type with total participation in R in the role of S.
• Example: 1:1 relation MANAGES is mapped by choosing the
participating entity type DEPARTMENT to serve in the role of
S, because its participation in the MANAGES relationship
type is total.
2. Cross-reference or relationship relation option: The second
alternative is to set up a third relation R for the purpose of cross-
referencing the primary keys of the two relations S and T
representing the entity types.

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)

• Step 4: Mapping of Binary 1:N Relationship Types.

– For each regular binary 1:N relationship type R, identify
the relation S that represent the participating entity type at
the N-side of the relationship type.
– Include as foreign key in S the primary key of the relation T
that represents the other entity type participating in R.
– Include any simple attributes of the 1:N relation type as
attributes of S.
• Example: 1:N relationship types WORKS_FOR,
CONTROLS, and SUPERVISION in the figure.
– For WORKS_FOR we include the primary key DNUMBER
of the DEPARTMENT relation as foreign key in the
EMPLOYEE relation and call it DNO.

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)
• Step 5: Mapping of Binary M:N Relationship Types.
– For each regular binary M:N relationship type R, create a new
relation S to represent R.
– Include as foreign key attributes in S the primary keys of the
relations that represent the participating entity types; their
combination will form the primary key of S.
– Also include any simple attributes of the M:N relationship type (or
simple components of composite attributes) as attributes of S.
• Example: The M:N relationship type WORKS_ON from the
ER diagram is mapped by creating a relation WORKS_ON
in the relational database schema.
– The primary keys of the PROJECT and EMPLOYEE relations are
included as foreign keys in WORKS_ON and renamed PNO and
ESSN, respectively.
– Attribute HOURS in WORKS_ON represents the HOURS attribute
of the relation type. The primary key of the WORKS_ON relation is
the combination of the foreign key attributes {ESSN, PNO}.

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)

• Step 6: Mapping of Multivalued attributes.

– For each multivalued attribute A, create a new relation R.
– This relation R will include an attribute corresponding to A, plus the
primary key attribute K-as a foreign key in R-of the relation that
represents the entity type of relationship type that has A as an
attribute.
– The primary key of R is the combination of A and K. If the
multivalued attribute is composite, we include its simple
components.
• Example: The relation DEPT_LOCATIONS is created.
– The attribute DLOCATION represents the multivalued attribute
LOCATIONS of DEPARTMENT, while DNUMBER-as foreign key-
represents the primary key of the DEPARTMENT relation.
– The primary key of R is the combination of {DNUMBER,
DLOCATION}.

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ER-to-Relational Mapping Algorithm (contd.)
• Step 7: Mapping of N-ary Relationship Types.
– For each n-ary relationship type R, where n>2, create a new
relationship S to represent R.
– Include as foreign key attributes in S the primary keys of the
relations that represent the participating entity types.
– Also include any simple attributes of the n-ary relationship
type (or simple components of composite attributes) as
attributes of S.
– The primary key of S is usually a combination of all the
foreign keys that reference the relations representing the
participating entity types.
 However, if the cardinality constraints on any of the entity types
E participating in R is 1, then the primary key of S should not
include the foreign key attribute that references the relation E’
corresponding to E

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 Mapping ternary relationship types:
The SUPPLY relationship

Example: The relationship type

SUPPY in the above ER
• This can be mapped to the relation
SUPPLY shown in the relational
schema, whose primary key is the
combination of the three foreign
keys {SNAME, PARTNO, PROJNAME}

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Summary of Mapping constructs and constraints

Correspondence between ER and Relational Models

ER Model Relational Model

Entity type “Entity” relation
1:1 or 1:N relationship type Foreign key (or “relationship” relation)
M:N relationship type “Relationship” relation and two foreign keys
n-ary relationship type “Relationship” relation and n foreign keys
Simple attribute Attribute
Composite attribute Set of simple component attributes
Multivalued attribute Relation and foreign key
Value set Domain
Key attribute Primary (or secondary) key

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Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations
• Step8: Options for Mapping
Specialization or Generalization.
– Convert each specialization with m subclasses {S1,
S2,….,Sm} and generalized superclass C, where the
attributes of C are {k,a1,…an} and k is the (primary)
key, into relational schemas using one of the four
following options:
• Option 8A: Multiple relations-Superclass and subclasses
• Option 8B: Multiple relations-Subclass relations only
• Option 8C: Single relation with one type attribute
• Option 8D: Single relation with multiple type attributes

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Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations
• Option 8A: Multiple relations-Superclass and
subclasses
– Create a relation L for C with attributes Attrs(L) = {k,a1,…an}
and PK(L) = k. Create a relation Li for each subclass Si, 1 < i
< m, with the attributesAttrs(Li) = {k} U {attributes of Si} and
PK(Li)=k. This option works for any specialization (total or
partial, disjoint or over-lapping).
• Option 8B: Multiple relations-Subclass relations only
– Create a relation Li for each subclass Si, 1 < i < m, with the
attributes Attr(Li) = {attributes of Si} U {k,a1…,an} and PK(Li)
= k. This option only works for a specialization whose
subclasses are total (every entity in the superclass must
belong to (at least) one of the subclasses).

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Options for mapping specialization or generalization
Mapping the EER schema using option 8A

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Options for mapping specialization or generalization
Mapping the EER schema using option 8B

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Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations
(contd.)
• Option 8C: Single relation with one type attribute
– Create a single relation L with attributes Attrs(L) = {k,a1,…an} U
{attributes of S1} U…U {attributes of Sm} U {t} and PK(L) = k.
The attribute t is called a type (or discriminating) attribute that
indicates the subclass to which each tuple belongs
• Option 8D: Single relation with multiple type
attributes
– Create a single relation schema L with attributes Attrs(L) =
{k,a1,…an} U {attributes of S1} U…U {attributes of Sm} U {t1, t2,
…,tm} and PK(L) = k. Each ti, 1 < i < m, is a Boolean type
attribute indicating whether a tuple belongs to the subclass Si.

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Options for mapping specialization or generalization
Mapping the EER schema using option 8C

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Options for mapping specialization or generalization
Mapping using option 8D with Boolean type fields Mflag and Pflag

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Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations
(contd.)
• Mapping of Shared Subclasses (Multiple Inheritance)
– A shared subclass, such as STUDENT_ASSISTANT, is a
subclass of several classes, indicating multiple inheritance.
These classes must all have the same key attribute;
otherwise, the shared subclass would be modeled as a
category.
– We can apply any of the options discussed in Step 8 to a
shared subclass, subject to the restriction discussed in
Step 8 of the mapping algorithm. Below both 8C and 8D
are used for the shared class STUDENT_ASSISTANT.

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A specialization lattice with multiple inheritance for a
UNIVERSITY database

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Mapping EER Model Constructs to Relations
(contd.)
• Step 9: Mapping of Union Types
(Categories).
– For mapping a category whose defining superclass
have different keys, it is customary to specify a new
key attribute, called a surrogate key, when creating
a relation to correspond to the category.
– In the example below we can create a relation
OWNER to correspond to the OWNER category
and include any attributes of the category in this
relation. The primary key of the OWNER relation is
the surrogate key, which we called OwnerId.

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Mapping the EER categories (union types) to relations

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In Class Excercise • Figure below shows an ER schema for
a database that can be used to keep
track of ships and their locations for
maritime authorities
• Map this schema into a relational
schema and specify all primary keys
and foreign keys

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END OF CHAPTER 05-2