An entity–relationship model (or ER model) describes interrelated things of interest in a specific domain of knowledge. A basic ER model is composed of entity types (which classify the things of interest) and specifies relationships that can exist between entities (instances of those entity types).
Example 1
erDiagram
CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
CUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : uses
Example 2
erDiagram
CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
CUSTOMER {
string name
string custNumber
string sector
}
ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
ORDER {
int orderNumber
string deliveryAddress
}
LINE-ITEM {
string productCode
int quantity
float pricePerUnit
}
Example 3
erDiagram
CAR ||--o{ NAMED-DRIVER : allows
CAR {
string registrationNumber
string make
string model
}
PERSON ||--o{ NAMED-DRIVER : is
PERSON {
string firstName
string lastName
int age
}
Example 4
erDiagram
CAR ||--o{ NAMED-DRIVER : allows
CAR {
string registrationNumber
string make
string model
}
PERSON ||--o{ NAMED-DRIVER : is
PERSON {
string firstName
string lastName
int age
}