VbzCart/archive/tables

on other pages

• ctg_updates
• stk_history_legacy - for accommodating old nonconforming data; no longer used

updates

• Purpose: timestamps on tables so we know when update queries need to be run
• Status: probably superceded by data flow tables and procs

SQL

<mysql> CREATE TABLE `updates` (

   `Name` varchar(32) NOT NULL COMMENT 'name of thing which gets updated',
   `Updated` datetime COMMENT 'when last updated',
  PRIMARY KEY(`Name`)
) ENGINE = MYISAM;</mysql>

Function to record an update (not tested): <mysql> CREATE PROCEDURE SetUpdate(IN iName varchar(32))

BEGIN
  REPLACE INTO updates(Name,Updated) values(iName, NOW());
END</mysql>

MS Access version

These are notes on table design for vbz's order management system as implemented in Microsoft Access 97.

Titles

• Last update: 2006-05-17

ID	AutoNumber	unique title identifier
Name	Text	full title
CatKey	Text	catalog key string (unique within department, unless department catkey is blank)
ID_Dept	Number (long)	Departments.ID - department for this item
ID_Licenser	Number (long)	Licensing agency supplying the image
DateAdded	Date/Time	date first added to catalog (NULL = unknown)
DateChecked	Date/Time	deprecated date availability status was last verified
DateUnavail	Date/Time	date title became no longer available (is this being used?)
RstkMin	Number (long)	minimum quantity which may be ordered in a restock (NULL = 1)
Supplier_CatNum	Text	supplier's catalog number for title
Supplier_CatNum_Alt	Text	deprecated supplier's alternate catalog number (e.g. old system) - now use alias tables instead
Desc	Text	descriptive text for title's web page & searches
Search	Text	additional words to use in searches, but not displayed
Notes	Memo	internal notes (not for display or searching)