Simplified Heuristics to convert ER diagram to tables: N : M E1 related to E2 through N : M relationship R 3 tables: * E1 contains attributes of E1 * E2 contains attributes of E2 * R contains: attributes of R foreign key (FK) referencing primary key (PK) in E1 FK referencing PK in E2 1 : N E1 related to E2 through 1 : N relationship R (one E1 entity related to multiple E2 entities) 2 tables: * E1 contains attributes of E1 * E2 contains: attributes of E2 FK referencing PK in E1 attributes of R 1 : 1 E1 related to E2 through 1 : 1 relationship R 1 table contains: * attributes of E1 * attributers of E2 * attributes of R