On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > You'll find the entity relationship diagrams here: > http://www.va.gov/vista/Software/ERdiagrams/ > > (but I don't think you'll like them Thomas) > > > Sean
Hi Sean (and other Vista experts), It seems to me that there is an opportunity here to compare notes. Clearly, Vista takes a different approach from the "future-proof" architecture nicely described by Thomas in his paper (http://www.deepthought.com.au/it/archetypes/Output/front.html). Since Vista is poised to emerge from the VA in a big way, issues of schema customizability and extensibility will become much more important. Ultimately, whether Vista is "future-proof" will dictate its wider applicability, IMHO. If Vista is "future-proof" by Thomas' definition, I am sure Thomas may learn to like it. (If Thomas likes it, I know I will like it too :-). However, if Vista is not "future-proof", perhaps we can discuss how to make it "future-proof". (or why you don't think it is important). Best regards, Andrew --- Andrew P. Ho, M.D. OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes www.TxOutcome.Org (Hosting OIO Library #1 and OSHCA Mirror #1)
