Steps to E-R Transformation
2. Identify relationships
3. Determine relationship type
4. Determine level of participation
5. Assign an identifier for each entity
6. Draw completed E-R diagram
7. Deduce a set of preliminary skeleton tables along with a proposed primary key for each table (using seven rules)
8. Develop a list of all attributes of interest (not already listed and systematically assign each to a table in such a way to achieve a 3NF design (i.e., no repeating groups, no partial dependencies, and no transitive dependencies