Hi, in orient the vertex identifier is always the RID so there won't be any problem if you give the same name to your vertices.
Anyway I would consider it a bad practice which will complicate your life in your (gremlin) queries or may lead to errors in the future. Cheers, Riccardo Il 17/ago/2015 17:34, "Adam Hunt" <[email protected]> ha scritto: > Let's say that I'm creating an employee database where each employee is > represented as a vertex. When I create my database I have a choice, use the > employee's name as the name for the vertex, or use their associated > employee identification number. A person's name is not guaranteed to be > unique, it's entirely possible to have two unrelated employees name "John > Coincidence Doe", while as the company administers identification numbers > they can be guaranteed to be monotonically unique. > > As OrientDB is multi-model database the vertex can contain easily any > additional information such as name, ID, location, birthday, ad infinitum > in the form of a JSON document. Does it matter which string is used to name > the vertices or is it simply a matter of personal preference? > > Thanks for your time, > > Adam Hunt > > -- > > --- > 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.
