"John Bossert" <jbossert_at_usa.net> wrote in message
news:3E77CA68.2020709_at_usa.net...
> I am attempting to model jobs deposited into a queue for subsequent
processing.
>
> These jobs will possess a diverse range of relationships - some jobs
involving
> customers, some with outgoing email, some with workflow. Some will be
handled
> by specific users, others will be dequeued by other processes. Some
events will
> spawn other events.
>
> The object-oriented (java) developers want a wide-open set of tables
("just give
> me a table with 5 nullable numeric columns and I'll figure out what goes
in
> each") which just makes me cringe. At the same time, having a spider web
of
> intersection tables between some "event" table and (many) various entities
seems
> cumbersome.
>
> Could anyone having implemented such a system give me some suggestions?
This
> will be initially implemented under 8i.
>
> Thanks,
>
I have replied privately - assuming the email address is genuine.
Regards,
Paul
Received on Wed Mar 19 2003 - 14:52:18 CST
