(Trying to start a new thread instead of my accidental intrusion into another
thread)
Hello Everyone,
In a text-heavy database, I'm trying to make an initial design decision in the
following context.
There is a lot of long text that I could break down into three different
categories:
a. Laws
i. Only 1 country per law, many laws
ii. There are multiple types of laws (statutes, regulations,
court cases, proposed laws, etc)
iii. Each law will have only one type
iv. Each law may refer to many other laws
b. Treaties
i. 2 countries per treaty
ii. At any one time, there will only be one treaty in force
between any two countries
iii. There may be proposed new treaties which will supercede
old treaties when finally ratified
c. Commentary
i. Any commentary could refer to one or more laws or treaties
ii. Any commentary may have one or more authors
iii. Any commentary may refer to one or more countries
The conceptual question is what are the trade-offs between having one textual
table compared with multiple text tables? Any help on pointing out practical
considerations would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Bryan
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