Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] addressbook model and integration with accounts

[Michael Dean]

On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 00:43, Dave Hall wrote:
> Brian Johnson <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > I see we've thrown both the dcl schema and the addbook schema out 
> > the window
> > 
> 
> Well kinda, i started thinking about the model a lot.  I saw bits i like
> from several sources, including phpgw contacts, dcl, addbook, irc
> discussions, and my own thoughts.  This model is designed to be a group
> contacts system, which includes and addressbook, some crm functions, the
> ability to incorporate better communication from within phpgw.

You also ditched the organization info tables.

> > if we're looking at a phpgw only schema, then should we omit the 
> > notes tables and
> > just have links to infolog records?
> 
> Yes, I never liked the notes table, but it was kept cos there was some
> support for it, I am happy to see it go.  Maybe keeping a single TEXT
> field would allow basic notes to be attached to a record, for those who
> do not use infolog.

Why should someone have to install infolog to keep notes on a contact or
organization?  As far as the alternative, one field is not enough.  It
needs to be a 1-n.

Mike