The owners of Books'R'Us, Tom and Sarah Smith, would like a more efficient way to store inventory data and report on the various business essentials. They are also preparing to offer e-commerce on their website. A consulting firm has recommended capturing information in a database and linking access to the database for each store. Tom and Sarah purchased Microsoft SQL Server to do this
Imagine that you have interviewed the store owners, Tom and Sarah Smith, and these are the questions with which they are most concerned:
1. How many books are sold each month by the publisher? This is important because quantity discounts are available from the publisher.
2. Which authors are the biggest sellers of books in our stores? This is important because the publisher offers discounts for certain authors each month.
3. What books are associated with each publisher?
4. What are the most popular products besides books that are sold in each store? In addition to books, the stores sell magazines, café-specific products like coffee and pastries, and various gift products.
5. From what region(s) (by ZIP code) do customers visit our stores? This is important because it will assist with future marketing efforts.
6. What customer data must be stored for the e-commerce portion of the website?
Design considerations o In this section, include:
All the tables and their relationships. For each table, include:
Table name
All attributes (field names and their data type)
Keys (primary, foreign, etc.)
Note: This could be a diagram depicting the listed items as well ? If appropriate, include a process diagram