> Here is the model:
> 
> ElectronicDocument <-->>TextblockReference<<-->Textblock. TextblockReference 
> is more than a simple m:n join table. However I have a flattened m:n 
> relationship between ElectronicDocument (called textblocks) and Textblock 
> (called documents) across TextblockReference. There are other entities 
> hanging off TextblockReference: TextblockReferemce<-->>Params<-->>Data.


On 26.04.2011, at 16:17, David Avendasora wrote:

>>>> And what should those be for the flattened relationship?
>>> 
>>> I'm guessing that they should be "nullify" or "do nothing"
>> 
>> Yes, only one delete rule should affect a given relationship. In fact, I 
>> always shy away from (nay, avoid completely) flattened relationships that 
>> hide objects I am actually interested in. In general, 'one path to the 
>> object' is the rule I try to follow.
> 
> Absolutely! +1,000,000. 
> 
> EOF gets horribly confused if you have multiple paths. Never, never, never 
> have more than one relationship in an Entity share a FK, or have a FK be a 
> class attribute because you can set one without setting the other, or set 
> them independently to different values, try to delete one relationship and 
> the other still sees it as being valid but the object is long gone.
> 
> Hmmm. That last one sounds familiar... :-)

That makes sense and is what caused the problems in the end. I removed the 
flattened relationship between ElectronicDocument and Textblock from the model 
and replaced it by a simple cover method in ElectronicDocument.java --> all 
problems gone.

Thanks to "The Davids" :-)

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