Online Shopping Systemвђ“database Design ~ Bhupal Blogs Page

A temporary state-holder for potential purchases.

The StockQuantity in the Products table is updated (decremented). A temporary state-holder for potential purchases

The primary goal of an e-commerce database is to manage the lifecycle of a product from listing to delivery. This design prioritizes a Normalized Relational Model (3NF) to prevent data redundancy and ensure transactional consistency during high-traffic events like flash sales or holiday shopping. II. Core System Entities This design prioritizes a Normalized Relational Model (3NF)

Use database transactions to ensure that stock is decremented only if the payment succeeds. To maintain a clean data structure, the following

To maintain a clean data structure, the following table relationships are essential: 1. User & Identity UserID (PK), Email , PasswordHash , CreatedAt .

Use a DeletedAt timestamp for products instead of removing rows to maintain order history. V. Workflow Logic Selection: User queries the Products table via Categories .