"""Close DB connection."""
         self.conn.close()
 
+    def rewrite_relations(self, table_name: str, key: str, target: int,
+                          rows: list[list[Any]]) -> None:
+        """Rewrite relations in table_name to target, with rows values."""
+        self.exec(f'DELETE FROM {table_name} WHERE {key} = ?', (target,))
+        for row in rows:
+            values = tuple([target] + row)
+            q_marks = self.__class__.q_marks_from_values(values)
+            self.exec(f'INSERT INTO {table_name} VALUES {q_marks}', values)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def q_marks_from_values(values: tuple[Any]) -> str:
+        """Return placeholder to insert values into SQL code."""
+        return '(' + ','.join(['?'] * len(values)) + ')'
+
 
 class BaseModel:
     """Template for most of the models we use/derive from the DB."""
     def save_core(self, db_conn: DatabaseConnection,
                   update_with_lastrowid: bool = True) -> None:
         """Write bare-bones self (sans connected items), ensuring self.id_."""
-        q_marks = ','.join(['?'] * (len(self.to_save) + 1))
         values = tuple([self.id_] + [getattr(self, key)
                                      for key in self.to_save])
+        q_marks = DatabaseConnection.q_marks_from_values(values)
         table_name = self.table_name
-        cursor = db_conn.exec(f'REPLACE INTO {table_name} VALUES ({q_marks})',
+        cursor = db_conn.exec(f'REPLACE INTO {table_name} VALUES {q_marks}',
                               values)
         if update_with_lastrowid:
             self.id_ = cursor.lastrowid
 
 
     def save(self, db_conn: DatabaseConnection) -> None:
         """Save as self.history entries, but first wipe old ones."""
-        db_conn.exec(f'DELETE FROM {self.table_name} WHERE parent = ?',
-                     (self.parent.id_,))
-        for timestamp, value in self.history.items():
-            db_conn.exec(f'INSERT INTO {self.table_name} VALUES (?, ?, ?)',
-                         (self.parent.id_, timestamp, value))
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations(self.table_name, 'parent', self.parent.id_,
+                                  [[item[0], item[1]]
+                                   for item in self.history.items()])
 
     def save(self, db_conn: DatabaseConnection) -> None:
         """Add (or re-write) self and connected items to DB."""
         self.save_core(db_conn)
+        assert isinstance(self.id_, int)
         self.title.save(db_conn)
         self.description.save(db_conn)
         self.effort.save(db_conn)
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM process_conditions WHERE process = ?',
-                     (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.conditions:
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO process_conditions VALUES (?,?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM process_fulfills WHERE process = ?',
-                     (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.fulfills:
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO process_fulfills VALUES (?,?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM process_undoes WHERE process = ?',
-                     (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.undoes:
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO process_undoes VALUES (?,?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
-        assert isinstance(self.id_, int)
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('process_conditions', 'process', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.conditions])
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('process_fulfills', 'process', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.fulfills])
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('process_undoes', 'process', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.undoes])
         db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM process_steps WHERE owner = ?',
                      (self.id_,))
         for step in self.explicit_steps:
 
         self.save_core(db_conn)
         assert isinstance(self.id_, int)
         db_conn.cached_todos[self.id_] = self
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM todo_children WHERE parent = ?',
-                     (self.id_,))
-        for child in self.children:
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO todo_children VALUES (?, ?)',
-                         (self.id_, child.id_))
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM todo_fulfills WHERE todo = ?', (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.fulfills:
-            if condition.id_ is None:
-                raise NotFoundException('Fulfilled Condition of Todo '
-                                        'without ID (not saved?)')
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO todo_fulfills VALUES (?, ?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM todo_undoes WHERE todo = ?', (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.undoes:
-            if condition.id_ is None:
-                raise NotFoundException('Undone Condition of Todo '
-                                        'without ID (not saved?)')
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO todo_undoes VALUES (?, ?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
-        db_conn.exec('DELETE FROM todo_conditions WHERE todo = ?', (self.id_,))
-        for condition in self.conditions:
-            if condition.id_ is None:
-                raise NotFoundException('Condition of Todo '
-                                        'without ID (not saved?)')
-            db_conn.exec('INSERT INTO todo_conditions VALUES (?, ?)',
-                         (self.id_, condition.id_))
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('todo_children', 'parent', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.children])
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('todo_conditions', 'todo', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.conditions])
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('todo_fulfills', 'todo', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.fulfills])
+        db_conn.rewrite_relations('todo_undoes', 'todo', self.id_,
+                                  [[c.id_] for c in self.undoes])