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Subject: Sanity checking on references to other objects
Hi All, I’m consolidating the discussion on “linking to other objects” to this thread.
References from various threads: ·
http://markmail.org/message/5me3xvamzadvu4jg ·
http://markmail.org/message/cbbw5zilfgzodcpf ·
http://markmail.org/message/githhm4kns6hceom http://markmail.org/message/cbbw5zilfgzodcpf - suggest the use of an object hash. I suggest use of the modified_time of the referenced object. The modified_time is a single comparison which also provides temporal positioning which end recipients can leverage for decision marking either manual or automated. Example: ·
Entity_B creates Object_B at with create/modify_time = 0 ·
Entity_A creates an Object_A with reference to Object_B and create/modify_time = 1 ·
Entity_B updates Object_B at with modify_time = 2 ·
Entity_C gets Object_A and all Object_Bs and has the ability to determine which instance of Object_B Entity_A is referencing. This is less trivial in a fast sharing environment where multiple versions of an object are shared independently. Thoughts? Marlon Taylor |
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