Re: EOModel needs an easy tweak
Re: EOModel needs an easy tweak
- Subject: Re: EOModel needs an easy tweak
- From: Steve Peery <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:02:52 -0400
If that is the case, then your Abstract Entity Alpha scenario seems reasonable.
Steve
On Nov 6, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Farrukh Ijaz wrote:
> Yes, they will expose certain properties which are symmetrical in all the entities, e.g. title, description, etc.
>
> Consider this requirement as a tree structure which can have nodes that appear to be symmetric but their underlying user object can be different.
>
> Farrukh
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 2010-11-06, at 9:58 PM, Steve Peery <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Is there any shared functionality between Entity A, Entity B, Entity C and Entity D that would justify Abstract Entity Alpha?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Farrukh Ijaz wrote:
>>
>>> Hi EOF-ologists,
>>>
>>> I've a modelling issue and need to know what could be the suitable fix (or tweak) to fulfil the requirement.
>>>
>>> Below is the existing EO Model.
>>> <Existing.png>
>>> I've two entities (Entity A and Entity B) extending Abstract Entity X but these entities have their own tables (no single table inheritance). I need to design Entity D and Entity E where Entity D has a toMany relationship with Entity E and Entity E needs to have a toOne relationship with Entity A, Entity B, Entity C and Entity D.
>>>
>>> 1. One way can be for Entity E to have four different relationships such as toEntityA, toEntityB, toEntityC and toEntityD. (This is _not_ desirable)
>>> 2. The other way mentioned in the lower diagram where Entity A, Entity B, Entity C and Entity D extend Abstract Entity X and Entity E will have toOne relationship with Abstract Entity X. (This is _desirable_).
>>> <Desired.png>
>>> What would be the easiest way to model such relationship? I'm _not_ relationship expert so may be the way I assumed the model (second diagram) can be wrong or practically impossible?
>>> Also note that I cannot make Entity C and Entity D to extend Abstract Entity X due to some design constraints therefore I think to introduce Abstract Entity Alpha.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Farrukh
>>>
>>>
>>>
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