[tdwg-ncd] Re: Terminology version 2

Ruud Altenburg ruud at eti.uva.nl
Thu Jul 19 09:52:53 CEST 2007


Hallo Neil,

> The xxxStrength properties should be keywords that indicate a  
> particular strength of that collection. For example a collection  
> could be of insects from Africa, but is particularly strong in  
> butterflies from Zimbabwe.

In the database I would solve this by adding a strength flag to the  
property itself, so it's easy to differentiate between 'normal' (0)  
and 'strength' (1) keywords without the need for a different table.  
Wouldn't that be more logical for the schema too?

Regards,

Ruud



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