EOModeler had model groups where you could reference external models. That's probably the approach Cayenne Modeler would need to take.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]> wrote: > This is one of the unsolved things. The relationships between DataMaps are > supported in runtime (all DataMaps are loaded in a single namespace, so > entities can reference each other freely). > > During modeling I am not sure how we can do that. We just had this discussion > in my company recently, but no solution yet. If there are ideas how that can > be implemented, let's discuss. > > Andrus > > > On Nov 3, 2011, at 1:45 PM, Hugi Thordarson wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> Most of our projects share a set of common DB tables (users, permissions >> etc). The code and cayenne.xml for these entities resides in a standalone >> project, works great. >> However, I'm wondering if I can create relationships from entities in our >> client projects to entities in the common project? And if so, do I have to >> do it in code, or is there any way for CayenneModeler to pick up the >> entities in the common project, so I can model the relationships in the GUI? >> >> Cheers, >> - hugi >> >> >> PS: I started a huge thread regarding outer joins, and I haven't had the >> time to respond yet. Preparing a massive thesis on that one ;-) > >
