Re: What is a partyRoleId of _NA_ used for?

2010-04-14 Thread chris snow
Hi BJ, I don't fully understand your response, can you please elaborate? Many thanks, Chris -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/What-is-a-partyRoleId-of-NA-used-for-tp163824p1840286.html Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: What is a partyRoleId of _NA_ used for?

2010-04-14 Thread BJ Freeman
_NA_ is to satisfy the DB FK. many times all the records that satisfy a FK or Index are not put in. so the record will not show on find. the _NA_ record satisfies that requirement. Apparently someone decided to use it as a partyID which is not goood design. since I don't have the original message

Re: What is a partyRoleId of _NA_ used for?

2010-04-14 Thread Jacques Le Roux
I guess it was introduced/used for the POS when sometimes you don't know anything about the customer. Note that since October there is now the possibility to associate a customer (party) with a sales (order). And you can even create users from the POS and associate promo to them. But obviously

What is a partyRoleId of _NA_ used for?

2009-07-31 Thread snowch
What is the significance of a partyRoleId of _NA_, for example?: PartyRole partyId=Company roleTypeId=_NA_/ -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/What-is-a-partyRoleId-of--_NA_-used-for--tp24752567p24752567.html Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: What is a partyRoleId of _NA_ used for?

2009-07-31 Thread BJ Freeman
it is the default record to satisfy any relationships, so you can view records. snowch sent the following on 7/31/2009 12:59 AM: What is the significance of a partyRoleId of _NA_, for example?: PartyRole partyId=Company roleTypeId=_NA_/ -- BJ Freeman