Re: dbdebunk 'Quote of Week' comment

On 21 Aug 2005 14:32:19 -0700, "vldm10" <vldm10_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

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>Finally, is there a good specific solution for this "second hand
>data"?

In legal systems, we usually model this kind of thing as as assertion (what someone said). In the example statements below, '1' is what designers usually find at the beginning of an ORM design; '2' is what I'm talking about.

1. "Fred Flintstone's driver's license number is B1234567."
2. a) "Officer Rubble said that Fred Flintstone had California driver's license number B1234567."
3. "The California DMV said that Fred Flintstone has never been issued a California driver's license."

-- 
Mike Sherrill
Information Management Systems