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    LINCOLN MUTANGA
    R185280D
    HETTW

    Database Design
    4-1: Supertypes and Subtypes
    Practice Activities
    Objectives
    • Define and give an example of a subtype
    • Define and give an example of a supertype
    • State the rules relating to entities and subtypes; give examples of each
    • Apply the rules of supertype and subtype by evaluating the accuracy of ER diagrams
    that represent them
    • Apply the rules of supertype and subtype and include them in a diagram when
    appropri-ate

    Vocabulary
    Identify the vocabulary word for each definition below.

     Exhaustive All subtypes are listed without omission.

      Supertype A means of classifying an entity that has


    subtypes
      Subtype Something an entity may be split into based
    on common attrib-utes and/or relationships.

      Mutually Exclusive Each instance of a supertype is an instance of


    only one possible subtype.
    Try It / Solve It
    1. Identify which item off of the following list is the supertype entity and which items are the
    subtypes of that entity.

    AmputationSubtype of Disability
    Visual ImpairmentSubtype of Disability
    Hearing ImpairmentSubtype of Disability
    DisabilitySupertype
    ParalysisSubtype of Disability

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    2

    2. For each rule, indicate whether the rule is applicable to supertypes or subtypes.

    __Subtype________ They share common attributes


    _Subtype_________ They inherit all attributes and relationships of the entity
    _Subtype_________ It never exists alone
    _Supertype_________ It contains the attributes held in common by all instances

    3. Name three things you consider when modeling supertypes and subtypes.

             Is this subtype a kind of supertype?


             Have I covered all possible cases? (Exhaustive)
             Does each instance fit into one and only one subtype? (mutually exclusive)

    4. Find the incorrect subtypes in the illustration. Explain why you think the subtype is
    incorrect. Adjust the model to improve it.

             Is this subtype a kind of supertype – a vehicle may also be non-automobile


             Have I covered all possible cases? – in both BUILDING and AUTOMOBILE all
    possible cases are not covered
             Does each instance fit into one and only one subtype – a sedan is an enclosed
    automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two
    full-width seats. Means “4-DOOR VEHICLE” and ‘SEDAN” are not mutually
    exclusive.
    To improve AUTOMOBILE, 4-door may be removed and a new SubType OTHER
    may be added.
    Same in BUILDING, to accommodate anything else than HOUSE, OTHER may be
    added.
    5. Read the following scenario and construct an ERD that contains at least two subtypes
    of the entity PRODUCT. Show clearly which attributes belong to the entity supertype,
    and which belong to the subtypes. Identify a UID for the entity.

    “Our shops sell several kinds of women’s clothing, including dresses, skirts and blouses. Of
    course each product has a name, a description, and a price. Oh, and sizes too: all products
    have a waist size. Dresses and skirts have a hem length but blouses don’t. Dresses and
    blouses have a chest size, but skirts don’t.”

    Dresses have generally two parts that is why they have hem length and chest size.

    s.

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