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

[Dave Hall]

Michael Dean <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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.

No they are there. phpgw_org and that links through phpgw_conatct to the
other 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.

If they want full CRM they can use infolog, if they want to record
simple information, then use the notes field in the contacts schema.


> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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