On 1/9/07, D'Arcy J.M. Cain <[email protected]> wrote:
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:07:56 -0600
Curtis Scheer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -> Is there a difference between an address for the customer detail and
an
> address for the customer?
>
> Not really an address is an address, it's a matter of specify an address
for
> the customer master record which basically represents an entire customer
> while the customerdetail represents departments within that company that
> might be at a different address then the company's main office for
instance.
Could be that you need another table. Sounds like you have something
like;
company <===> address <===> detail
This approach implies that the address defines the relationship between a
company and the detail (the other departments/offices). I cannot think of a
business model that would use this though there probably are some...
Another alternative is to add another table which just holds the
address:
company <===> department <===> detail
^ ^
| |
\==> address <==/
I'm not sure what this relationship is for. It would appear that a
department can have different addresses for different companies.
There are many possibilities. Which one is best will depend on
analysing your particular business model.
I agree whole heartedly. That is why I recommend starting with a logic
structure before moving on to the physical.
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