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Fact-finding is the formal process of using techniques such as interviews and questionnaires to collect facts about systems, requirements, and preferences.
The database developer uses fact-finding techniques at various stages throughout the database systems lifecycle to capture the necessary facts to build the required database system. The necessary facts cover the business and the users of the database system, including the terminology, problems, opportunities, constraints, requirements, and priorities. These facts are captured using fact-finding techniques
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