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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:01:17+00:00

I am new to database design, I am trying to build a database of

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I am new to database design, I am trying to build a database of shopping system.

Assume we have a Customer table and a Staff table.

The requirement is:

  1. To allow part of the customers to have privilege of “Item return & refund”.
  2. To allow part of the staff to have the authority to process the refund.

My idea is to simply add a column with a Boolean value to “Flag” which customer or which staff has the authority or not?

Is that correct to solve this problem? Any potential problem?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This would be correct for a simplistic design. However, if you want to be able to expand on your website or if your needs grow over time, you may need to allow for more detailed permissions. A user_permissions table and an employee_permission table would be desirable in that case.

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