RES: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-03 Thread Marcos Fogaça
Assunto: Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ? On 8/2/07, Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? In Unidata and Universe associations are crucial for associating multivalues when using BY-EXP. -Kevin http

RE: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-03 Thread Brutzman, Bill
@listserver.u2ug.org Assunto: Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ? On 8/2/07, Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? In Unidata and Universe associations are crucial for associating multivalues when using BY-EXP. -Kevin http

Re: RES: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-03 Thread Jeff Schasny
] Why MultiValue Associations ? On 8/2/07, Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? In Unidata and Universe associations are crucial for associating multivalues when using BY-EXP. -Kevin http

Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-03 Thread Martin Phillips
Hi Marcos, Using Universe, how do I inform that a dictionary item is a subvalue (multisubvalue) associated to another multivalue item? Unlike Unidata, UniVerse does not distinguish between items associated at the value level or those associated at the subvalue level. It should pair up

[U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Brutzman, Bill
What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? Does it mean that if I change or insert via a UniBasic writev command, that all of the associated fields get a null character if the program does not explictly specify a change? Are there any downsides to just defining a

Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread SP
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Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Jeffrey Butera
quote who='Brutzman, Bill' date='Thursday 02 August 2007' What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? Does it mean that if I change or insert via a UniBasic writev command, that all of the associated fields get a null character if the program does not explictly

Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Clifton Oliver
UV: No, the associations are not automatically updated from UVBasic, though if you are updating via UVSQL I think they are (haven't tried it). Why define the associations? Well, other than because it's the Right Thing To Do, association definitions are used by UniODBC for dynamic

Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Martin Phillips
Hi Bill, What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? The dictionary should be the reference model of the data. In many years of mv consultancy, I have encountered many sites where the dictionary contains references only to fields used in queries, leaving

RE: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Dave Davis
the field is multi-valued or multi-subvalued. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ? What are the advantages of defining

Re: [U2] Why MultiValue Associations ?

2007-08-02 Thread Kevin King
On 8/2/07, Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the advantages of defining in the data dictionary mv associations? In Unidata and Universe associations are crucial for associating multivalues when using BY-EXP. -Kevin http://www.PrecisOnline.com --- u2-users mailing list