Huho, looks like this one needs also a forwarding, really not sure why :/
Jacques
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Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Proper use of thruDate
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>> Hello,
>> What is the best practice in using the thruDate of an item.
>> I know that when deleting or expiring an item, it is best to just fill in
>> the thruDate. The reason behind this is to have a record of deleted/expired
>> items.
>>
>> What if an item needs to be reused again. Is it a matter of emptying out
>> the thruDate or setting it to a future expiry date? If this is the best
>> practice, how would ofbiz keep track of whether an item has ever been
>> expired?
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> Sometimes you would want to simply remove the old value. It's done for example for the ProductPrices. In simple-methods
> <remove-value is used for that, Look for delete in services names.
> Most of the time you would want to duplicate the expired item and just set the thruDate to null or a future date. They are
> examples of this in code. Look for expire in services names.
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> Jacques
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>> Thanks in advance
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