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| author | Arun Isaac | 2021-07-31 18:15:30 +0530 |
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| committer | Arun Isaac | 2021-07-31 18:15:30 +0530 |
| commit | 234dafc293b2a4a0f85c83cdd2253a9b9e57a74e (patch) | |
| tree | 3c1c16ece8aad1b1f5a8784f1420dbdc96dc6814 /sql/schema.org | |
| parent | 00278bc237c90b4ac276171a32bbe57e056644b6 (diff) | |
| download | genenetwork3-234dafc293b2a4a0f85c83cdd2253a9b9e57a74e.tar.gz | |
sql: Add schema description.
* sql/schema.org: New file.
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diff --git a/sql/schema.org b/sql/schema.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0d0646f --- /dev/null +++ b/sql/schema.org @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +#+TITLE: GeneNetwork Database Schema + +This is an attempt to reverse engineer and understand the schema of the +GeneNetwork database. The goal is to prune redundant tables, fields, etc. and +arrive at a simplified schema. This simplified schema will be useful when +migrating the database. + +* Species +** Id + Primary key +** SpeciesId + Looks like a redundant key referred to as a foreign key from many other + tables. This field should be replaced by Id. +** SpeciesName + Common name of the species. This field can be replaced by MenuName. +** Name + Downcased common name used as key for the species in dictionaries +** MenuName + Name in the Species dropdown menu. This is the SpeciesName, but sometimes + with the reference genome identifier mentioned in brackets. +** FullName + Binomial name of the species +** TaxonomyId + Foreign keys? +** OrderId + Foreign keys? |