{"product_id":"fact-oriented-modeling-with-fco-im-jan-pieter-zwart-9781634620864","title":"Fact Oriented Modeling with FCO-IM: Capturing Business Semantics in Data Models with Fully Communication Oriented Information Modeling","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a complete basic course in Fully Communication Oriented Information Modeling (FCO-IM), a Fact Oriented Modeling (FOM) data modeling technique. The book is suitable for self-study by beginner FCO-IM modelers, whether or not experienced in other modeling techniques. An elaborate case study is used as illustration throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also illustrates how data models in other techniques can be derived from an elementary FCO-IM model. The context of fact oriented modeling is given as well, and perspectives on information modeling indicate related areas of application and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFact Oriented Modeling methods (like FCO-IM) have three major advantages over other data modeling techniques: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFCO-IM captures \u003cem\u003ebusiness semantics\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cem\u003emeaning\u003c\/em\u003e of facts is captured by incorporating into the model expressions of concrete facts in clear sentences, which are understood by both domain experts and information modelers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFCO-IM includes a detailed working procedure that tells you exactly \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e to make a data model. Many techniques are clear about \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e is to be modeled, but few offer a detailed set of guidelines and checks that tell you \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e to draw up, check and validate your model.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFCO-IM focuses on \u003cem\u003eelementary facts\u003c\/em\u003e, avoiding premature clustering of facts (in entities) but also avoiding considering only incomplete fragments of facts (attributes). From an elementary model, data models in other techniques can be automatically derived (ERM, UML, Data Vault, Star Schema, and Relational and NoSQL databases).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Pieter Zwart, Marco Engelbart, Stijn Hoppenbrouwers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634620860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634620864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Technics Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Jan Pieter Zwart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130624536831,"sku":"9781634620864","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c65dd305-ca57-45e7-b80d-614c77e103b9.jpg?v=1687470393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fact-oriented-modeling-with-fco-im-jan-pieter-zwart-9781634620864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}