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duleepN
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Posted - 2008-06-15 : 08:14:46
I want your expert opinion to find out the best design solution to this my current issue.
1 . I have a Member Table. These members are sub categorised and again and again. So I have three three category tables which are related and all three tables directly related to the Member table via Foreign keys.
IS THIS THE CORRECT DESIGN??

2. I Have a SKILLS table where Members can select their SKILLS from that. I record this in a separate table called "MEMBER SKILLS". There is a SKILL category called "OTHER", then the Member can write those skills which may be not listed in the SKILLS table. I have created a separate column in the "MEMBER SKILLS" table it self to record this free text.
IS THIS THE CORRECT DESIGN??

3. How do you resolve a design issue where there are many nested tables of categories and sub categories and the use can create these categories dynamically as well??

I hope all above make sense to you to give a logical answer. Thank you very much for you assistance.

duleepN
Starting Member

12 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-19 : 18:54:03
NO body knows the answer to above or no body bothers to answer or no body can understand the question??
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-19 : 19:06:34
1. Please provide a data example of what you mean.
2. That sounds fine.
3. Please provide a data example of what you mean.

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