HAS_TABLE Indicator

[Nathan C Hampton]

Hello!  A number of entities in OFBiz have a field called hasTable.  
 From what I can tell, these are mostly "type" entities --  
FixedAssetType, ProductType, and so forth.  Can anyone tell me the  
purpose of this field?  What I'm hoping is that it indicates that  
there is a table with additional information about items of that  
type.  For example, if the hasTable indicator for ProductType  
'MyProductType' is "Y", then OFBiz knows to look for additional  
information about any Product with that type in a table called  
'MY_PRODUCT_TYPE' and would automatically have that information  
available when working with Products of that type.  Am I right?  
Partly right?  Not even in the ballpark?

Thanks!

--Nathan C. Hampton ([hidden email])

[Jacques Le Roux]

Please use rather user ML for such questions :
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Mailing+Lists#MailingLists-DeveloperList:dev@...

Jacques


From: "Nathan C Hampton" <[hidden email]>

> Hello!  A number of entities in OFBiz have a field called hasTable.  
> From what I can tell, these are mostly "type" entities --  
> FixedAssetType, ProductType, and so forth.  Can anyone tell me the  
> purpose of this field?  What I'm hoping is that it indicates that  
> there is a table with additional information about items of that  
> type.  For example, if the hasTable indicator for ProductType  
> 'MyProductType' is "Y", then OFBiz knows to look for additional  
> information about any Product with that type in a table called  
> 'MY_PRODUCT_TYPE' and would automatically have that information  
> available when working with Products of that type.  Am I right?  
> Partly right?  Not even in the ballpark?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Nathan C. Hampton ([hidden email])
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

And then I answer to myself ;(

Have mercy

Jacques

From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>
To: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:15 PM

> Ooops, sorry forget this message. I was in a hurry and I thought I was on dev ML
>
> My apologies
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>
>> Please use rather user ML for such questions :
>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Mailing+Lists#MailingLists-DeveloperList:dev@...
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>> From: "Nathan C Hampton" <[hidden email]>
>>> Hello!  A number of entities in OFBiz have a field called hasTable.  
>>> From what I can tell, these are mostly "type" entities --  
>>> FixedAssetType, ProductType, and so forth.  Can anyone tell me the  
>>> purpose of this field?  What I'm hoping is that it indicates that  
>>> there is a table with additional information about items of that  
>>> type.  For example, if the hasTable indicator for ProductType  
>>> 'MyProductType' is "Y", then OFBiz knows to look for additional  
>>> information about any Product with that type in a table called  
>>> 'MY_PRODUCT_TYPE' and would automatically have that information  
>>> available when working with Products of that type.  Am I right?  
>>> Partly right?  Not even in the ballpark?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> --Nathan C. Hampton ([hidden email])
>>>

[Jacques Le Roux]

Hi Nathan,

After my pathetic 1st answer, I due a right one to you

From: "Nathan C Hampton" <[hidden email]>
> Hello!  A number of entities in OFBiz have a field called hasTable.   From what I can tell, these are mostly "type" entities --  
> FixedAssetType, ProductType, and so forth.  Can anyone tell me the  purpose of this field?  What I'm hoping is that it indicates
> that  there is a table with additional information about items of that  type.


For example, if the hasTable indicator for ProductType
> 'MyProductType' is "Y", then OFBiz knows to look for additional  information about any Product with that type in a table called
> 'MY_PRODUCT_TYPE' and would automatically have that information  available when working with Products of that type.  Am I right?
> Partly right?  Not even in the ballpark?

Partly right, this is a bit more complicated, have a look at
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/General+Entity+Overview#GeneralEntityOverview-ExtensibilityPattern

Jacques

> Thanks!
>
> --Nathan C. Hampton ([hidden email])
>

[Nathan C Hampton]

Thanks!  That's exactly what I needed to know.

--NCH

On 23 Apr 2008, at 2:59 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:

> Hi Nathan,
>
> After my pathetic 1st answer, I due a right one to you
>
> From: "Nathan C Hampton" <[hidden email]>
>> Hello!  A number of entities in OFBiz have a field called  
>> hasTable.   From what I can tell, these are mostly "type" entities  
>> --  FixedAssetType, ProductType, and so forth.  Can anyone tell me  
>> the  purpose of this field?  What I'm hoping is that it indicates  
>> that  there is a table with additional information about items of  
>> that  type.
>
>
> For example, if the hasTable indicator for ProductType
>> 'MyProductType' is "Y", then OFBiz knows to look for additional  
>> information about any Product with that type in a table called  
>> 'MY_PRODUCT_TYPE' and would automatically have that information  
>> available when working with Products of that type.  Am I right?  
>> Partly right?  Not even in the ballpark?
>
> Partly right, this is a bit more complicated, have a look at http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/General+Entity+Overview#GeneralEntityOverview-ExtensibilityPattern
>
> Jacques
>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --Nathan C. Hampton ([hidden email])
>
>