On Feb 22, 2008, at 6:59 PM, jim starboard wrote:

>
> "As far as I know, there's no need for multiple-table models "
>
> Why? that seems overly simplistic.

It is. :)

> ORM should allow a data
> representation where setting a single property might update several
> tables.

It does. Check into model callbacks in the manual.

> Why should my controller need to access multiple models when I
> should be able to access a single model that in turn references
> several tables (or child models).

It may, but you can set it up how you'd like. I can't recommend  
touching too many tables with a single operation - if your domain  
logic for a given set of data is strewn and shared between classes,  
it's harder to place things and fix problems.

-- John

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