Re: What is this model technique called

>> What is this technique called? <<

You will see it called EAV (entity-attribute-value) in the literature.  It is an attempt to put metadata into a RDBMS and it falls apart in about one year in production work. You cannot write any constraints, DRI is impossible and every typo becomes a new attribute. The simplest queries require huge resources and complex queries are unmaintainable.

If you are maintaining contracts, do not use an RDBMS. Get a textbase product which can track the contracts as text, log versions, link stock paragraphs, etc. Get the right tool for the job. Received on Wed Jun 04 2003 - 18:56:14 CDT