Re: Data modeling for a multi-company product
Date: 24 Jan 2007 08:51:31 -0800
Message-ID: <1169657491.760827.79740_at_v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 24, 8:05 am, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> To amplify Kevin's reply, most ERP software re-implements a majority of
> the functions of a dbms while ignoring those same functions when already
> supplied to them by the dbms. This, of course, is entirely independent
> of the logical data model.
To expand on Bob's point, this is not limited to ERP software. I've seen a variety of different kinds of applications do this. I think it's mostly a combination of ignorance of the abilities of the dbms or failure to recognize the value of centrally managed integrity enforcement, coupled with a general prejudice in favor of using one's most familiar tools, which for an application programmer is typically his application programming language.
Marshall Received on Wed Jan 24 2007 - 17:51:31 CET