1. BIS245 Week 4 iLabDevry University - ER Diagram
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A. Lab # : BSBA BIS245A-4A
B. Lab 4A of 7: Database design based on data requirements and business rules
focusing on interpreting business rules to determine relationships.
C. Lab Overview --Scenario/Summary
TCO(s):
1. Given a business situation in which managers require information from a
database, determine, analyze and classify that information so that reports can be
designed to meet the requirements.
2. Given a situation containing entities, business rules, and data requirements,
create the conceptual model of the database using a database modeling tool.
Scenario:
You have been asked to create a database model using MS Visio Database
Model Diagram Template. The purpose of this lab is to provide experience
designing, with limited instructions, a simple database based on a list of data
requirements and associated business rules.
Upon completing this lab, you will be able to
1. create a new Visio file for database design; and
2. using the data requirements and the business rules provided, develop a
conceptual model (ERD), including attribute data types and required field lengths.
D. Deliverables
Section
Deliverable
Points
Step 6
YourNameLab4A.vsd (Visio Diagram)

2. E. Lab Steps
Preparation
1. Using Citrix for MS Visio and/or MS Access
a. If you are using the Citrix remote lab, follow the login instructions located in the
iLab tab in Course Home.
2. Start Visio
a. Open Microsoft Office 2010, Visio application, or
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b. if you are using Citrix, click on Microsoft Office 2010 Applications folder to start
Visio.
Lab:
Step 1: Identify and create the entities
a. Open a new blank Database Model Diagram. If you need assitance with this,
refer to the Week 1 Lab Instructions. Be sure that all options are set consistent to
those used in previous weeks so that you generate your model in Crows Foot
notation.
b. Save the file as YourName_Lab4A.vsd.
c. Based on the information provided below, create the necessary entities for the
Catering by Caren database. If you need assistance to create the entities, refer to
Labs from Weeks 1 and 2.
Catering by Caren
Catering by Caren is an upscale catering company focusing on full, four-course
gourmet dinners for groups from two to forty. Owner/chef James Caren is
wonderful in the kitchen, but has become overwhelmed with the business side of
running his rapidly growing operation. You have been hired as his business
manager, and you’ve decided to computerize information on the engagements.
Chef Caren is excited about this project and has provided you with the following
information. He doesn’t know databases nearly as well as he knows haute
cuisine, so the data requirements are not well-organized, nor is data in its
smallest parts. He has noted whether the menu items are appetizers, salads,
main courses, or desserts. He has also provided a list of the information he keeps
on each customer and each booking.

3. By talking with Chef Caren, you feel you have enough information on the
company’s business rules to understand the relationships between the data. Chef
Caren is particularly concerned that you capture the exact requirements for the
menu for each engagement. For instance, if 20 people are to be served, he wants
to know how many want the vegetarian main course, the Kosher meals, and so
forth.
At this point, you are going to use the following information to put together an
entity relationship diagram that you will then use with Chef Caren to verify that
you have accurately captured the requirements.
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Customers
Name
Phone
Address
E-mail Address
Approved for credit or not
Engagements
Date
Time
Location
Menu
Number of Attendees
Special Diet Plates
Assistant Chef Assigned
Employees Assigned
Payment Method (AmEx, Visa, MasterCard, Check, Cash, Bill)
Deposit Amount
Deposit Paid Date

4. Total Charges
BalancePaidDate
MenuItems
ItemName
Description
Classification (Appetizer, Salad, Main Course, Dessert)
Special Diet Item (Kosher, Vegetarian)
Employees
Name
Position
NOTE: You may find it helpful to consider the business rules in Step 4 in creating
your entities.
Step 2: Identify and create attributes (fields)
NOTE: Because you are creating your diagram in Visio, it will be easier to create
the attributes prior to the relationships.
a. Refer to the data requirements from Step 1 of this lab. Ifyouhavenotalready
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created the attributes (fields) in your ERD, add them at this time.
b. Save your file and continue to Step 3.
Step 3: Identify and designate the keys
a. Detemine whether an attribute exists in each table that will satisfy the
requirements of a primary key. If no appropriate field exists, create a field for this
purpose.
b. Check the Primary Key property for the field(s) in each table using the Visio
column properties.
Step 4: Identify the relationships

5. a. Using the information below on the business rules for Catering by Caren,
create the relationships between the entities created in Steps 1 and 2.
b. Notice that, where Many-to-Many relationships exist, you will need to create
associative entities. If you are not sure of the process to create relationships in
Visio, refer to the Labs for Weeks 1 and 2. You created an associative entity in
Week 2.
c. For any associative entities created, enter necessary fields. You may also
need to designate or create a primary key. NOTE: If the relationship is mandatory
(must have at least one…) you will go to the relationship Miscellaneous property
and change it from Zero to Many to One to Many.