Optimize your database projects with our Database Design Document template.

This 26-page MS Word template is designed to help you seamlessly map your logical data model to your target database, ensuring performance requirements are met every step of the way. It includes everything you need to document critical design decisions, from database architecture to administrative functions, access roles, and performance considerations.

Plus, take advantage of the free Data Model Excel template, complete with sample data, to jump-start your project and streamline your design process. Keep your database well-structured, scalable, and efficient from the outset.

Use this Database Design Document template to map the logical data model to the target database with consideration to performance requirements. 26 page MS Word + Free Data Model excel template.

Table of Contents

This Database Design Document template includes the following chapters, sections and sample text.

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope, Approach and Methods
1.3 System Overview
1.4 Acronyms and Abbreviations
1.5 Points of Contact
1.5.1 Information
1.5.2 Coordination
1.5.3 Data Owners

2 System Overview

2.1 System Information
2.1.1 Database Management System Configuration
2.1.2 Database Software Utilities
2.1.3 Support Software
2.1.4 Security
2.2 Architecture
2.2.1 Hardware Architecture
2.2.2 Software Architecture
2.2.3 Interfaces
2.2.4 Datastores

3 Database Design Decisions

3.1 Assumptions
3.2 Issues
3.3 Constraints

4 Database Administrative Functions

4.1 Responsibility
4.2 Naming Conventions
4.3 Database Identification
4.4 Systems Using the Database
4.5 Relationship to Other Databases
4.6 Schema Information
4.6.1 Description
4.6.2 Physical Design
4.6.3 Physical Structure
4.7 Special Instructions
4.8 Standards Deviations
4.9 Entity Mapping
4.9.1 Mapping rules
4.9.2 Entities and Attributes Not Implemented
4.9.3 Non-trivial Mapping
4.9.4 Additional Objects
4.9.5 Key mappings
4.9.6 Other Deviations
4.10 Denormalisation
4.11 Performance Improvement
4.12 Functional Support
4.13 Historical Data
4.14 Business Rules
4.15 Storage
4.16 Recovery

5 Database Interfaces

5.1 Database Interfaces
5.1.1 Operational Implications
5.1.2 Data Transfer Requirements
5.1.3 Data Formats
5.2 Interface [Name] 5.3 Dependencies

6 Reporting

6.1 Reporting Requirements
6.2 Design issues
7 Data Access
7.1 Role Definitions
7.2 Users
7.3 Table Access Patterns

8 Implementation Considerations

8.1 Large Objects
8.2 Queues
8.3 Partitioning

9 Non-Functional Design

9.1 Security Design
9.2 Availability
9.3 Scalability
9.4 Performance
9.5 Error Processing
9.6 Backups and Recovery
9.7 Archiving

Free Data Model Template

This Database Design Document template includes a free Data Model spreadsheet which you can modify for your next project. It comes with sample data to help you get started.

Product Specifications

The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel format (.docx & .xlsx).

The template pack includes the following documents:

• 2 x Database Design Document templates 26 pages each
• 1 x Data Model spreadsheet

Product Specifications

• File Format: The templates are in Microsoft Word(.docx) format.
• File Size: The zip file is 1 MBs.
• Opening the Files: You don’t need any special software to unzip the files. To unzip: right click on the file, click Extract, and save to your computer.
• Images: All images in the templates are copyright free.