Hi Bruno, thanks for you search hints, maybe mine (database table layout...) was not the best choice for what I was looking for. I will give it a go again with your suggestions.
Thx seb On Jan 16, 1:29 am, bruno desthuilliers <[email protected]> wrote: > On 15 jan, 13:05, _Sebastian_ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hy all, > > > I'm trying to replicate a existing project database as a conceptual > > test. > > > I started off with creating a few models and I thought about ways on > > how I could link and/or organise them. As I'm just starting to learn > > django and python and my basic database knowledge is restricted to MS > > products I want to get some basic things right. > > > I'm talking not about the technical bits on how to write modules, > > fields and stuff I am thinking about how to organise tables, the > > underlying principles and rules. > > This is nothing specific to django (or almost, cf below). Google for > "relational model" and "relational database design", and "normal > form". Once you have a normalized data model, there may be a couple > Django-specific stuff - mostly, Django doesn't (yet) support compound > primary keys (so you'll have to use a surrogate key), and some > contribs (like generic) requires an integer primarry key, so better to > stick to it even if you do have a natural primary key. > > > I head a search and came > > acrosshttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=... > > which I am reading now but I was wondering if you know a better site > > to read about this sort of question? > > After a very quick look, it seems that the section about design might > be a good start. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
