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Message Posted: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 @ 14:12:48 GMT


     
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Subj:   Re: Primary Index Column
 
From:   John_Wight

Frank Martinez wrote:

  1.Plural form of index (when used in the sense of a key to locate an element in a list, vector or matrix in computing or mathematics)  


Whilst this is correct within the 'english' language, Teradata modelers and Relational modeling techniques do not promote the use of plurals in Entity/Attribute (vis-a-vis Table/Column when physicalized) names. Not very consistent - but then again, some of the tables/views within the DD/DS (i.e. DBC database) were probably created/established before TD started promoting good modeling techniques;-).

Just my $0.2 for what it is worth on today's market. . .


JK


P.S. Oh, I only swallow at about 32 MPH - it slows down with age;-)



     
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