Entities and Attributes of Real-Time Reporting
1. User: Represents users of the system.
- USER_ID (Primary Key): It is a unique identifier for each user in this user table.
- USER_NAME: It describes users name for login.
- PASSWORD: It describes the users password.
- USER_EMAIL: It describes the users email address for communication.
2.Report : Represents different types of reports that can be generated.
- REPORT_ID (Primary Key): It is a unique identifier for each report in this report table.
- REPORT_NAME: It describes the content of the report.
- DESCRIPTION: It provides brief description of report.
- USER_ID: It is a foreign key(references USER_ID in the User entity).
3.Transaction: Represents financial transactions which are relevant to business operations.
- TRANSACTION_ID (Primary key): It is a unique identifier for each transaction in this transaction table.
- USER_ID: It is a foreign key(references USER_ID in the User entity).
- AMOUNT: It describes the financial amount of the transaction.
- STATUS: It describes the current status of the transaction.
4.Role: Represents the roles assigned to users.
- ROLE_ID (Primary Key): It is a unique identifier for each role in this role table.
- ROLE_NAME : It describes the name of the role.
- DESCRIPTION : It provides the brief description of role.
5.Data : Represents the actual data being reported on.
- DATA_ID (Primary Key): It is a unique identifier for each data in this data table.
- DATA_TYPE: It describes the type of the data.
- VALUE: It describes the actual value of the data.
6.Permission : Represents the permissions granted to roles for accessing reports.
- PERMISSION_ID (Primary Key): It is a unique identifier for each permission in this permission table.
- REPORT_ID: It is a foreign key(references REPORT_ID in the Report entity).
- ROLE_ID: It is a foreign key(references ROLE_ID in the role entity).
How to Design a Database for Real-Time Reporting?
In today’s world, the ability to access and analyze information as it happens is important for organizations to make informed decisions and adapt to changing circumstances. Real–time reporting allows organizations to gain immediate insights from data, enabling them to identify issues as they occur, and enabling immediate responses and adjustments.
Real-time reporting requires careful planning, infrastructure investment and ongoing maintenance. In this article, we’ll walk through how to design a Relational database with the help of entities attributes and relationships between them.