Re: [GENERAL] More schema design advice requested

2008-10-14 Thread Sam Mason
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 04:29:45PM +, Matthew Wilson wrote: > I track employee qualifications in one table and I track job > requirements in another table. A job requires zero-to-many > qualifications, and for an employee to be qualified for that job, the > employee must have ALL the requireme

Re: [GENERAL] More schema design advice requested

2008-10-13 Thread Jonah H. Harris
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Richard Broersma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Matthew Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have the book in front of me at the moment, but I remember > this exact problem and a unique solution using a schema redesign > around

Re: [GENERAL] More schema design advice requested

2008-10-13 Thread Richard Broersma
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Matthew Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any advice? I wonder if this is a sign of a bad design, or maybe if > there's some nicer SQL techniques I could use. I don't have the book in front of me at the moment, but I remember this exact problem and a unique sol

[GENERAL] More schema design advice requested

2008-10-13 Thread Matthew Wilson
I track employee qualifications in one table and I track job requirements in another table. A job requires zero-to-many qualifications, and for an employee to be qualified for that job, the employee must have ALL the requirements. For example, In my job requirements table, I record that a nurse m