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On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 23:10 -0700, David E Jones wrote:
> I think you're still talking about the benefits of having a generic
> entity for these relationships.
>
> The question I have for you is what are the problems with having a
> generic entity like this?
>
> -David
>
>
> On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Hans Bakker wrote:
>
> > That we have many very similar entities/services/screens to
> > maintain....
> >
> > On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 21:28 -0700, David E Jones wrote:
> >> That's the benefit, but what are the problems?
> >>
> >> -David
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 21, 2009, at 9:08 PM, Hans Bakker wrote:
> >>
> >>> instead of created many more entities we could create a single
> >>> entity
> >>> with the actual entityname in one of its fields.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 20:49 -0700, David E Jones wrote:
> >>>> Is there any precedent for doing this sort of thing in the data
> >>>> model?
> >>>>
> >>>> Can you think of any reasons why we don't already do this?
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry for answering a question with more questions, but this sort
> >>>> of
> >>>> question has come up quite a few times and I'm guessing you'll
> >>>> believe
> >>>> the reasons more if you say them than if I do.
> >>>>
> >>>> -David
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jan 21, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Hans Bakker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi David,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> now i am on the content subject, i expect that a contentId will be
> >>>>> connected to many more possible main entities so any incoming
> >>>>> paper
> >>>>> document can be scanned and connected to the related entity.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At the moment it is WorkEffort, party, order, partyResume,
> >>>>> product,
> >>>>> communication event, customer request,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> but it could also be connected to invoice, payment, agreement,
> >>>>> budget,
> >>>>> fixedAsset, productCatalog, productFacility, return, shipment,
> >>>>> supplier,
> >>>>> supplierProduct, tax entities, timesheet and more.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is it perhaps more flexible to have a more generalized entity such
> >>>>> as:
> >>>>> contentId, entityName, entityKey so we can connect any content to
> >>>>> any
> >>>>> entity?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> what are your thoughts on that?
> >>>>>
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