there is a difference in skillset from a database architect and a production DBA. on larger shops these are typically two different job roles. -------------- Original message -------------- > In my current assignment, I was hired to do just this. That database is now > in production and I am doing other things. But I agree that this does not > happen any more - we end up getting database table requests one at a time. > And by the time we are done, the database structure looks like crap. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l