On Monday 11 January 2010 16:58:30 Richard Hartmann wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 13:20, Kern Sibbald <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You can add new tables, but take care to use names (e.g. XXXJobState)
> > that will not conflict with tables we might create in the future.
>
> Good point, thanks.
>
> > We are adding a single "Comment" field to the job record in the next
> > release that can be used by users.
>
> What are the exact properties of this field?

TEXT

> Unless you think we shouldn't, I might add it to our current Bacula
> installation.

You can add it without any problems, but when you upgrade to the next version 
(5.0.0) you may run into problems, which could be unpleasant.

>
> > I am not too keen on adding additional user fields as you suggest for the
> > same reasons that others have already expressed.
>
> Given my additional information & thoughts, would you be willing to add a
> BOOL or timestamp called Checked, Reviewed or something similar, as well?

I've talked to the developer working on our next database upgrade, which 
coincidentally we will be committing tonight.  It is very late in the 
development process to be adding a new field this time around. The changes 
that we are committing tonight have been tested for several months now.  That 
said, he is interested in this feature, so without any guarantees, I suspect 
it will make it in (a BOOL named Reviewed).

Another way to resolve your problem would be to insert a new record to the 
log.  There is no problems with a user adding additional records to the 
database Log table, and since the main information is a TEXT field, you can 
add anything you want.

Best regards,

Kern
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