On Oct 29, 2009, at 5:59 PM, Ricardo J. Parada wrote:
Thanks Chuck. Hmmm... that makes my head spin. :-)
Let me ask you something. When you create a new attribute I assume
one of the first things you do is set the prototype.
After setting the prototype do you ever mess with the Data Type
defaulted by the entity modeler (in general) for traditional
attributes such as integers, amounts, dates, strings, booleans,
integer primary/foreign keys?
I'm looking at a bunch of eomodels that were created without
prototypes and they all differ so much in the valueType for string
attributes for example. These models were sometimes edited by hand
in a text editor.
Thanks,
Ricardo
It is best to be consistent in your use of the valueType. Some of them
do not seem to make much difference, when they have to do with right-
trimming a string, for example. But then, sometimes, they make a lot
of difference.
It may be that the differences in the valueType is not causing a
visible problem. But it sounds as though you know it is not a good
thing.
If you change the valueTypes to be consistent and test your
application, you should be fine. But look at the documentation for the
data types in the columns for your database, think about your
application and test any changes. You might want to create small apps
to test different valueTypes and see if there are any differences.
cheers - ray
On Oct 29, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:
On Oct 29, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Ricardo J. Parada wrote:
I decided to move this question into its own email thread:
How does the Data Type chosen for an attribute in entity modeler
affect me?
For example, I see different options related to dates / times:
i.e. Date, Date (MSSQL), Time, Timestamp.
For new attributes I just leave that with the default once I pick
the prototype. But for existing attributes where I have the Data
Type already selected and no prototype chosen, and then choose a
prototype I'm not sure how changing Data Type would affect me.
For example, if my existing attribute named "creationDateTime" had
a Data Type of Timestamp selected and no prototype. And then I set
the prototype to dateTime and change the Data Type to Date. Will
that affect me somehow? :-)
Short answer: yes.
See Value Type here
http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/EOF-Modeling-Common+Pitfalls+and+Troubleshooting
That is what this is selecting.
Chuck
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