A few people have mentioned that path selection process was confusing
(there is no visual indication that the first table row needs to be
clicked).
Your point is taken as well. In 1.2 I was thinking we should have a
toolbar "inspector" button that opens a context-sensitive dialog
consistently for all types of objects.
Andrus
> FWIW, whenever I open the modeler for the first time on a machine with
> 1024x768 resolution or less, it opens with the database mapping button
> almost entirely cut off on the bottom right of the screen. Not sure if
> that's a function of my preferences or if the UI is pinning itself.
> Maybe that's part of the confusion? Not sure what people have been
> complaining about..
>
> Cris
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andrus Adamchik [mailto:andru..bjectstyle.org]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 9:28 AM
>> To: cayenne-use..bjectstyle.org
>> Subject: Re: flattening relationships...
>>
>> In addition to what Cris said, I should note that there were
>> a few complaints about this piece of UI, we need to make it
>> more intuitive...
>>
>> What you need to do is select an ObjRelationship, click on
>> "Edit Relationship" button in the bottom right and in the
>> opened dialog select path from "Mapping to DbRelationships"
>> table. The last step may cause confuson - you have to click
>> on the first empty row in the table, and it will open a drop
>> down list with path options.
>>
>> Andrus
>>
>> > tnaki..ofthome.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm having trouble using the modeler to flatten a many-to-many
>> relationship. It seems I haven't understood very well from the
>> modeler guide. Can anyone direct me to a web resource, or, if
>> possible, a step-by-stop guide to flattening a
>> relationship using the modeler?
>> >> From what I've read so far, an example in chaining relationships
>> would be beneficial.
>> >>
>> > Disregard, please: I just edited the generated map file and
>> all's well.
>> > :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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