Design Phases The initial phase of database design is to characterize fully the data needs of the prospective database users >Next, the designer chooses a data model and, by applying the concepts of the chosen data model, translates these requirements into a conceptual schema of the database >a fully developed conceptual schema also indicates the functional requirements of the enterprise. In a specification of functional requirements, users describe the kinds of operations or transactions that will be performed on the dataDesign Phases ➢The initial phase of database design is to characterize fully the data needs of the prospective database users. ➢Next, the designer chooses a data model and, by applying the concepts of the chosen data model, translates these requirements into a conceptual schema of the database. ➢A fully developed conceptual schema also indicates the functional requirements of the enterprise. In a “specification of functional requirements”, users describe the kinds of operations (or transactions) that will be performed on the data