Title: Examine the database development life cycle.
Course: Database Design and Management (Oracle) (10052) > Section: Exploring Database Technologies

Examination should include the steps used when developing a database:

1. Read documentation concerning business rules.
2. Interview key figures in the client company.
3. Develop the conceptual model independent of technological or financial concerns.
4. Receive customer or client approval.
5. Convert the entity-relationship diagram (ERD) to a data-design model. (This brings the conceptual design down to a more physical level in preparation for the actual writing of the code.)
6. Write the code.
7. Test the code.
8. Implement the database.
9. Retest the database for functional improvements and stability.