Hi Scott, answers below:
2015-06-06 11:07 GMT+02:00 scott molinari <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Someone just mentioned that datetime fields can't be worked on within a > embedded document/ record in OrientDB. Is this true? I can't imagine it is. > > a datetime field is just a normal field, so you can use it as a first level or as an embedded property with no limitations. > Also, I am still confused with the multi-model system. Sorry for my > denseness. I hope someone can help me out with these questions. > > 1. A database can either be a document type or a graph type. Because of > its flexibility, the graph type is the go to type. Correct? > Your DB is both a document and a graph db, if your documents are in a class that extends V then they are vertices too, if they are in a class that extends E then they are edges too. > > 2. If a database is a graph type, then I must work purely with edges and > vertices. Vertices are my "documents". Are there no "links" other than > through edges? Or is it still possible to create links? > > You can use both together, a vertex can have edges that connect it to other vertices, but it can also have links that point to other records (vertices, edges, other documents that do not extend V or E) > 3. Can I still have subrecords/ subdocuments within a vertex? For > instance, a "person" vertex with addresses. In other words, would it make > sense to still denormalize, where it makes sense? Or should all related > data be "edged"? > > of course you can ;-) Thanks Luigi > Scott > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "OrientDB" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OrientDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
