Hi Scot,
I agree it would be very critical to alter column on a production
database. At the same time, I don't think someone will alter the schema
of a production system without knowing the consequences.
However, It can be helpful in some cases during development where a
minor change in the schema is required for example in my case, I want to
change the type of weightUnitPrice on ShipmentCostEstimate from
currency-amount to currency-precise. Making the change in base entity
will bring the pain of merging every time I merge the SVN branch to my
local branch.
Thanks,
Raj
Scott Gray wrote:
Hi Raj
I don't think a solution for this would be straightforward, ofbiz wouldn't
want to alter a column automatically because of the potential for data loss.
Regards
Scott
2008/5/18 Raj Saini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Jacques,
Thanks for the pointer. Should I create a Jira issue and may be I can pick
it up when I understand the entity engine stuff clearly.
Thanks,
Raj
Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Raj,
If you look into ModelEntity.java you will find this comment
// TODO: should we look for existing fields of the same name here? for now
just add to list...
Maybe someone will enchance it one day....
Jacques
From: "Raj Saini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
Is there a way to extend the field type of a entity using extend-entity
or any other similar mechanism without modifying the original entity
definition. I tried using extend-entity by redefining the exiting field with
a different data type, but it added a new column to the database table
instead of altering it.
Thanks,
Raj
