> I was trying to find hector examples where we search for second column in a 
> composite column, but I couldn't find any good one. Im not sure if its 
> possible.…if you have any do have any example please share.
It's not. When slicing columns you can only return one contiguous range. 

> Anyway I would prefer storing the item-ids as column names in the main column 
> family and having a second CF for the order-by-date query only with the pair 
> timestamp_itemid. That way you can add later other query strategies without 
> messing with how you store the item 
+1
Have the orders somewhere, and build a time ordered custom index to show them 
in order. 

Cheers

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Aaron Morton
Freelance Developer
@aaronmorton
http://www.thelastpickle.com

On 24/08/2012, at 6:28 AM, Guillermo Winkler <gwink...@inconcertcc.com> wrote:

> I think you need another CF as index.
> 
> user_itemid -> timestamped column_name
> 
> Otherwise you can't guess what's the timestamp to use in the column name.
> 
> Anyway I would prefer storing the item-ids as column names in the main column 
> family and having a second CF for the order-by-date query only with the pair 
> timestamp_itemid. That way you can add later other query strategies without 
> messing with how you store the item information.
> 
> Maybe you can solve it with a secondary index by timestamp too.
> 
> Guille
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Roshni Rajagopal 
> <roshni.rajago...@wal-mart.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Need some help on a data modelling question. We're using Hector & Datastax 
> Enterprise 2.1.
> 
> 
> I want to associate a list of items for a user. It should be sorted on the 
> time added. And items can be updated (quantity of the item can be changed), 
> and items can be deleted.
> I can model it like this so that its denormalized and I get all my 
> information in one go from one row, sorted by time added. I can use composite 
> columns.
> 
> Row key: User Id
> Column Name: TimeUUID:item ID: Item Name: Item Description: Item Price: Item 
> Qty
> Column Value : Null
> 
> Now, how do I handle manipulations
> 
>  1.  Add new item :Easy , just a new column
>  2.  Add exiting item or modify qty: I want to get to the correct column to 
> update . Can I search by second column in the composite column (equals 
> condition) & update the column name itself to reflect new TimeUUID and qty?  
> Or would it be better to just add it as a new column and always use the 
> latest column for an item in the application code and delete duplicates in 
> the background.
>  3.  Delete item: Can I search by second column in the composite column to 
> find the correct column to delete?
> 
> I was trying to find hector examples where we search for second column in a 
> composite column, but I couldn't find any good one. Im not sure if its 
> possible.…if you have any do have any example please share.
> 
> Regards,
> Roshni
> 
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