Database design questions

New project coming up which will need Security Assist for employees to log into system. Database will contain information on clients who are assigned to an employee. Employee table which uses employee_ID. Client table which uses client_ID. Client table will include employee_ID. Is this logic correct so when employee 1 logs in she will only see clients assigned to her? Employee 2 only can see those assigned to him? And finally, how will the master admin see all clients? I am guessing one of the entries in employee table is an admin, and then all clients have 2 employees assigned, one of which is the admin employee_ID? Set to autofill in database? Or is there an easier way?

It sounds like that would work. You could maybe add an EmployeeType column to the Employee table to identify who is an admin and then if they are admin you could give them full access to all employees that way you wouldn't need a separate login for Employees and Admin.

Thank you!

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updated to PM

Please check db logic

Client (same project) has an 87 question survey. It's been my experience that a form filling more than 30 fields usually doesn't reach the server. Using DA, will that many fields be an issue?

No. It shouldn't be an issue. Sometimes there is a max fields set in the php.ini file, but that can be adjusted.

Thank you.

another pm question

The database structure really depends on the requirements of your application. But based on my limited knowledge I'd probably just do it with two tables.

Family Table
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FamilyID
FamilyManager
FamilyName
FamilyPreQuestionnaire
FamilyPostQuestionnaire
...

Questionnaire Table
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QuestionnaireID
QuestionnaireTimestamp
QuestionnaireQ1
QuestionnaireA1
QuestionnaireQ2
QuestionnaireA2
...

You could use the same questionnaire table for both pre and post just put the associated ID in the Family table when they fill it out.