This document discusses how data from separate university tables like students, courses, instructors can be linked through queries to create relationships and drive reports. It shows different views of the university from the perspective of the university, areas of study, and students. Key tables contain metadata on universities, courses, instructors, and majors that can be linked through queries to power objects like a student form and class roster report.

2. Its Community

3. Areas of Study

4. Courses

5. Faculty

6. Staff

7. StudentsThis presentation shows how separate data tables can be linked to create relationships. An query is used to do so. Once done the query serves as a data stream that can drive/feed reports, GUI interfaces and Web pages

8. The University View The University Areas of Studies Course(s) Student(s) Instructor

9. The Student View The Student The University Area of Study Courses Grade, Credit Hours Instructor

10. University Students Meta Data

11. University Courses Meta Data

12. University Instructors

13. University Majors Meta Data

14. Registration Table

15. Data/Table Relationships

16. Query, Linking Tables

17. Query Results Data Stream

18. Student Form Object (Data Fed From Query)

19. Class Roster Report (Data Fed From Query)