I would like to use the ProductFeatureDataResource entity to connect an
image to a product feature, but I don't see how that can be done with
the way the ProductFeatureDataResource entity is constructed. There seem
to be fields missing, and the way the primary key is set up there is no
way to connect a data resource to a product + product feature combination.
Example: I have two products - 8 1/2 by 11 paper and a ball point pen. I
also have a product feature - color: blue. I need to link product 8 1/2
by 11 paper + color blue to an image of blue paper, and I need to link
product ball point pen + color blue to an image of a blue ball point
pen. The current ProductFeatureDataResource entity does not support that.
It seems to me this entity should be set up more like the PRICE
COMPONENT entity in the DMRB - where various fields can be filled in to
connect a data resource to a product, or a product feature, or product +
product feature, or other combinations of product/order related criteria.
A better version of the ProductFeatureDataResource entity might be:
prodFeatDataResId* id-ne
dataResourceId id-ne
productId id
productFeatureId id
productCategoryId id
geoId id
partyId id
partyTypeId id
fromDate date-time
thruDate date-time
This version would meet the needs of my example, plus it provides the
flexibility to connect data resources to other combinations of
product/order related data.
What do you think?
-Adrian
