modeling either/or relationship...

From: Volker Hetzer <volker.hetzer_at_ieee.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:39:47 +0100
Message-ID: <drd0q3$idc$1_at_nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com>



Hi!
I've got to model electrical constraints on a net of a pcb. So, a net can be constrained either by layer,net class (and constraint name) or constraint class (and constraint name).

The problem I have is that a constraint (with a name and a bunch of attributes) can be either
- a "free constraint, adressed by layer, net class and name or

I can enforce this easily with a table constraint (id set1 xor id set2 is true), but can I put this into an ER diagram too?

Lots of Greetings!
Volker Received on Fri Jan 27 2006 - 12:39:47 CET

Original text of this message