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# The Relational Workflow Model
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The relational data model has historically been interpreted through two
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-conceptual frameworks. The relational workflow model introduces a third
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-paradigm: **tables represent workflow steps, rows represent workflow
+conceptual frameworks: Codd's mathematical foundation, which views tables as
+logical predicates, and Chen's Entity-Relationship Model, which views tables
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+as entity types and relationships. The relational workflow model introduces a
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+third paradigm: **tables represent workflow steps, rows represent workflow
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artifacts, and foreign key dependencies prescribe execution order.** This
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adds an operational dimension absent from both predecessors—the schema
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specifies not only what data exists but how it is derived.
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