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Chapter 1 SymfoWARE/RDB Overview
SymfoWARE/RDB provides functions for creating a database, managing a database, and manipulating database data.
Before creating a database, the user must design the database structure and define the database based on this
database structure design specifications. Then, the user must generate the database based on this database
definition. Database management is required for checking database usage conditions and handling database damage.
Structured query language (SQL) statements are used to access data within the database.
SymfoWARE/RDB provides functions for building a flexible client server system that includes the networks between
systems.
This chapter covers the following topics:
1.1 Overview of SymfoWARE/RDB Functions
1.2 Overview of the SymfoWARE/RDB Database Configuration
1.3 Overview of Database Creation Tasks
1.1 Overview of SymfoWARE/RDB Functions
SymfoWARE/RDB is a relational database processing system that represents data in table format and processes
those tables. The functions of SymfoWARE/RDB can be broadly divided into functions for:
· Defining table formats (database definition)
· Maintaining and managing databases (database management)
· Manipulating tables (table manipulation)
Figure: SymfoWARE/RDB functions configuration shows the configuration of SymfoWARE/RDB functions.
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