<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>A system for tracking maintenance sessions required approvals from contractors.</li><li>Initially, the database schema didn't support multiple sessions for a single approval, leading to duplicated records.</li><li>The solution involved redesigning the schema to allow many-to-many relationships using a join table.</li><li>This change enabled the reuse of a single approval across multiple sessions.</li><li>A feature was added to the UI to search and select existing approvals, reducing redundancy and simplifying workflows.</li><li>Benefits of this redesign include fewer records, simplified workflows, easier maintenance, and improved accuracy.</li><li>The shift from tightly coupled to normalized design helps systems scale better, adapt to real-world scenarios, and facilitate future evolution.</li></ul>

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