Yes, it should work out. Thanks, Adrian.
Adrian Crum wrote: > > Use 2 digit numbers in ALL of the IDs, so they can be compared correctly. > > MrJohnBrown wrote: > >> If you have more than 9 entries it won't sort correctly. please, see the >> picture: >> Query is >> >> select * from enumeration where enum_type_id = 'TEST' order by enum_id >> asc >> >> result is >> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p11947980/enum2.jpg >> >> >> >> Adrian Crum wrote: >> >>>The enumeration IDs in my example can't be sorted? >>> >>>You could always go back to your original schema and have separate table >>>for each type. >>> >>> >>>MrJohnBrown wrote: >>> >>> >>>>The problem is that these enum_ids in my case are used as the values in >>>>product table fields. And there is running "Order By" on them. So they >>>>are >>>>ordered from Low to High sets, in other words have grading. That is why >>>>in >>>>my old system I used the numeric 1,2,3..etc sequence. And then it was >>>>very >>>>easy to get sortable lists of products by those fields. In my old system >>>>I >>>>have each enumeration in its own table, so that was not a poblem with >>>>primary key. But in ofbiz it is the one table of all the enumerations >>>>that >>>>is why the problem has arised. >>>> >>>> >>>>Adrian Crum wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I have used unique IDs that have some kind of semantic meaning. For >>>>>example: >>>>> >>>>>enum_id enum_desc >>>>>----------- --------- >>>>>MATL_TYPE_1 Brick >>>>>MATL_TYPE_2 Paper >>>>>MATL_TYPE_3 Sand >>>>> >>>>>METAL_TYPE_1 Gold >>>>>METAL_TYPE_2 Platinum >>>>>METAL_TYPE_3 Silver >>>>> >>>>>-Adrian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>MrJohnBrown wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Hi Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>>I have a number of the enumerations sets of different types but the >>>>>>problem >>>>>>is that they have same ids. Example: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.nabble.com/file/p11946308/enum.jpg >>>>>> >>>>>>But in the ofbiz enumeration entity enum_id is the only primary key, so >> >> I >> >>>>>>am >>>>>>not able to load those sets as is. Will it no be a problem with ofbiz >>>>>>dependant stuff if I change the primary key of Enumeration entity to be >> >> a >> >>>>>>composite key which will include two fields (enum_id, enum_type_id) ? >>>>>>Please, let me know if it can cause any problems to the legacy data >>>>>>model? >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks for any replies. >>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Enumeration-entity-Primary-Key-tf4200307.html#a11972635 Sent from the OFBiz - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
