| Job Title |
Data Base Design Analyst |
| Job Description |
Designs Logical And Physical Data Bases And Coordinates Data
Base Development As Part Of Project Team, Applying Knowledge Of
Data Base Design Standards And Data Base Management System:
Reviews Project Request Describing Data Base User Needs.
Estimates Time And Cost Required To Accomplish Project.
Determines If Project Requires Creating Series Of New Programs
Or Modifying Existing Programs That Access Data Stored In Data
Bases. Attends Specification Meeting With Project Team Workers
To Determine Scope And Limitations Of Project. Reviews Workflow
Chart Developed By Programmer-analyst (profess. & Kin.)
030.162-014 To Understand Tasks Computer Will Perform, Such As
Updating Records. Reviews Procedures In Data Base Management
System Manuals For Making Changes To Data Base, Such As
Defining, Creating, Revising, And Controlling Data Base. Revises
Company Definition Of Data As Defined In Data Dictionary
(information About Data, Including Name, Description, Source Of
Data Item, And Key Words For Categorizing And Searching For Data
Item Descriptions). Determines And Enters Changes To Data
Dictionary Descriptions, Including Type, Structure, And
Intended Use Of Data Within System, Using Computer Or Assigns
Data Entry Work To Programmer. Develops Data Model Describing
Data Elements And How They Are Used, Following Procedures And
Using Pen And Template Or Computer Software. Creates Description
To Enable Programmer-analyst (profess. & Kin.) To Understand
How Programs Should Access Data. Writes Description Of How User
Accesses Data, Referred To As Logical Data Base. Writes Physical
Data Base Description, Such As Location, Space Requirements,
And Access Method, To Protect Company Data Resources Against
Unauthorized Access And Accidental Destruction, According To
Computer Industry Standards And Knowledge Of Data Base
Management System. May Specialize In Adding, Deleting, And
Modifying Data Items In Data Dictionary And Be Designated Data
Dictionary Administrator (profess. And Kin.). Workers Typically
Specialize In One Or More Types Of Data Base Management Systems.
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