It was removed purposefully and there was a discussion about it. I'd suggest we all need to go back and look at that discussion before deciding how to proceed.
Regards Scott On 1/05/2017 19:03, "Taher Alkhateeb" <slidingfilame...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't have the historical context, so please excuse if I'm off. > > My recommendation is to reintroduce the validation attribute. However! the > validation IMO should happen at the entity engine level, not the database > level (for not null), and also the default value should be false if > omitted. We also need to think of the design in respect of the validation > attributes and how they apply. > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Aditya Sharma < > aditya.sha...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > While creating an entity I was in ambiguity whether to go for "*id*" or " > > *id-ne*" field type. When I googled it I came across this very enriching > > discussion. > > > > http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/EntityEngine-field-types- > td2251546.html > > > > As stated, an "id-ne" field can only have a *non-empty* value. > > > > I was very curious to know how it is implemented in OFBiz. I found that > > almost all the *fieldtype*.xml* files have *same* *sql-type* and > > *java-type* > > for these 2 field types but I couldn't get any trace of how that > not-empty > > constraint is levied upon "id-ne" fields. > > > > I even looked at table structure for those fields having "id-ne" field > type > > but there was no "not-null" constraint at even the database level. > > > > When dug into it further I can across this commit where validate elements > > were removed from fieldtype*.xml files. > > > > > > http://markmail.org/message/otec62xiwkpjttkq > > > > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=959708 > > > > But I can't get why it was removed and when it was removed whether there > > was some implementation that took its place for those validations. > > > > > > To further check if it even works I found an OOTB entity having a > > non-primary key "id-ne" field. I found that "*Picklist*" entity has a > field > > *shipmentMethodTypeId* as "id- ne" type. When we *create a picklist* for > an > > order from Facility Manager, *shipmentMethodTypeId* can be *empty*. > > > > > > If my explorations are correct currently there is no difference between > > "id" and "id-ne" at the implementation level and there should be a Jira > for > > it. > > > > If I missed out something, can someone please enlighten me with that and > > help me understanding it well. > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Aditya Sharma > > Enterprise Software Engineer > > HotWax Systems Pvt. Ltd. > > http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/ > > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-sharma-78291810a/> > > >
