You need an additional table with user fileds: id, user_id, fieldname,
fieldvalue. User hasMany UserDefinedFields.
On Dec 7, 4:17 pm, JTTACJ1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the best strategy for allowing application users to define
> database fields on the fly?
>
> For example in a customer database you would have customer name,
> address and address. One company might want to include some grouping
> fields so they add a User Defined Field called CustomerType. This
> field should then be available in views for editing and reporting on
> data.
>
> Any standard approaches to this that don't require the user to
> manipulate the database and source code directly?
>
> Jaes
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