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    set structure theory???

    Good morning!

    I have done a several searches on this subject and have been unable to find exactly what I am looking for. So I thought I would present it as a question and hopefully open up a discussion to get as many different theories and explanations as possible.

    The actually question is not "how" to actually point and click to set the sets up in the following scenario, but the logic and theory behind the what you link to what.

    If you have the following databases:

    cust= customer
    sku = innventory sku's
    invh= invoice header
    invd= invoice detail records
    poh = po header
    pod = po detail records

    If you wanted to created the ultimate application, what sets(as many as possible)would you create from this scenario? I know the obvious ones:

    invh - invd 1 to many
    poh - pod 1 to many
    cust - invh 1 to many

    would you :

    poh - pod - sku
    invh - invd - sku
    sku - pod - poh

    I understand linking poh to pod, would you also link that to sku? Would you also create another set for the :

    sku - pod - poh
    sku - invd - invh
    poh - pod - sku

    What does creating 2 sets:

    poh - pod - sku
    sku - pod - poh

    do for look ups etc.

    I am looking to create an application for a group of businesses and want to create a set structure that is as simple as possible, yet is as efficient and as powerful as possible. Any and all help is appreciated. As much explaination as possible, without writting an essay would be appreeciated as well.

    Thanks,

    Alan
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    RE: set structure theory???

    Alan,

    The set creation is determined by the end results desired. You could set up any number of variations for sets with your tables, but having all the possible combinations would not necessarily make the application the most efficient.

    You need to determine what forms/reports you want to include in your application and that would determine the sets needed.

    Good luck
    Cheryl
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