Hi, I run into a problem , which I encounter several times by now and perhaps you can help me.
What should I include in tables where just the qualifier is needed? E.g. in indexing you have to make the reference of the index either by columns, or by rows in the index table. But in this way, there is no data to put into the table. An example for clarification: Suppose you want to make an index for another table which indexes something like "type of entry". <table> row1 data:type => type1 , data:data => foo row2 data:type => type2 , data:data => bar row3 data:type => type1 , data:data => baz row4 data:type => type2 , data:data => whatever indexing 1: indexing by columns <index> type1 index:row1 => ??? , index:row2 => ??? type2 index:row2 => ??? , index:row4 => ??? indexing 2: indexing by rows <index> type1-row1 ??:?? => ?? type1-row3 ??:?? => ?? type2-row2 ??:?? => ?? type2-row3 ??:?? => ?? works if there is any column family file to scan. Thus I need data. either way ... I actually have to put data where it is'n needed. What should I do to insert into the columns? By now I mostly use the timestamp of creation, which in my opinion is quite stupid, as I have the timestamp in the column right away. This only would waste space. I could use empty strings (bytes), which will work, but somehow feels wrong. What are you using? Is empty string/useless timestamp common practice? Best wishes, Wilm
