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tloi
Posts: 16
Posted 16:48 Apr 09, 2012 |

Hi Dr. Sun,

I see naming conventions are mentioned  here . But for Entity Set, will I always using plural for name or both plural and singular depending on the context?


Thanks

Last edited by tloi at 16:49 Apr 09, 2012.
cysun
Posts: 2935
Posted 19:44 Apr 09, 2012 |

Actually I'm not aware of any naming conventions specifically for ER diagram. I would use something similar to SQL naming conventions - plural form for entity sets and singular form for attributes. I tend to use verbs for relationship names, but when a many-to-many relationship is converted to a table, I'd change the name to a noun.