Normalization of data:

Normalization of data refers to the systematic organization of data in DBMS by eliminating

repetitive data.
To normalize the sales report, repetitive groups are eliminated. Tables formed in the first normal
form are shown below:
Customer Table:

Customer Customer Name Address Customer

Number (PK) Total
Table 1
Invoice Table:

Invoice Customer Date Invoice Part Quantity Unit Extended

Number Number Total Number Price Price
(PK) (PK)
Table 2
Customer table is in 3 NF form as it is free from any dependencies. Invoice table should be
normalized further to eliminated partial and transitive dependencies.
Partial dependency of quantity on invoice number and part number should be removed to produce
tables in 2 NF form. In this step, invoice table will split into invoice table and line item is as shown
below:
Invoice Table:

Invoice Customer Date Invoice Total

Number (PK) Number (PK)
Table 3
Line Item Table:

Invoice Part Number Quantity Unit Price Extended

Number (PK) Price
Table 4
Invoice table is in 3 NF form, but line item table still has transitive dependency.