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An SQL-based personal goal setting and progress tracking system is an efficient and effective way to keep track of your personal life or even your business. SQL, structured query language, is perfect for creating structured and systematic approaches for data management. In this blog post, we are going to explain how to develop this system using SQL.
Database Design
First, let’s start by initiating our database. This is a simple version and only includes the ‘Goals’ and ‘Progress’ tables, but you can customize it according to your needs.
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-- Create Goals table CREATE TABLE Goals ( GoalID INT PRIMARY KEY, GoalName VARCHAR(100), GoalDescription VARCHAR(255), StartDate DATE, EndDate DATE ); -- Create Progress table CREATE TABLE Progress ( ProgressID INT PRIMARY KEY, GoalID INT FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES Goals(GoalID), ProgressName VARCHAR(100), Date DATE, Comment VARCHAR(255) ); |
The ‘Goals’ table stores the goals, while the ‘Progress’ table stores the progress made towards the goals. Note that we have a FOREIGN KEY constraint on ‘GoalID’ in the ‘Progress’ table to ensure that each progress record corresponds to a valid goal.
Setting Goals
Once we’ve set up the database, let’s add some goals.
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INSERT INTO Goals (GoalID, GoalName, GoalDescription, StartDate, EndDate) VALUES (1, 'Learn SQL', 'Master the basics of SQL within a month', '2022-05-01', '2022-05-31'); |
This inserts a goal of learning SQL with a description, start date, and end date.
Tracking Progress
Now, as we work towards our goals, we can add record entries of our progress.
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INSERT INTO Progress (ProgressID, GoalID, ProgressName, Date, Comment) VALUES (1, 1, 'Completed SQL basics', '2022-05-05', 'Finished learning SELECT statements'); |
This inserts a progress record of completing SQL basics for the goal with a timestamp and comment.
Viewing Goals and Progress
To view all of our progress for a certain goal, we can use a SELECT statement along with a JOIN operation.
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SELECT g.GoalName, p.ProgressName, p.Date, p.Comment FROM Goals g JOIN Progress p ON g.GoalID = p.GoalID WHERE g.GoalID = 1; |
This statement will give us a complete overview of our progress for the specified goal.
Conclusion
With SQL, it’s easy to create a structured personal goal setting and progress tracking system. This is just a basic system, but SQL allows for so much more customization, so you can make a system that suits you perfectly! Don’t forget; each time you set a goal and record progress, you are using SQL in action.