In addition to accessing the fields existing in the database, a Model can be used to create virtual fields for consistent formatting of data that you don't want to store redundantly in your database or have to recreate each time you want to use it.
Now that your application is up and running, it is time to build your data store and interface with that data. We have two options here: We can create the database tables using Migrations or directly in the database, either through the database interface, a web interface, or an IDE interface.