Re: Inherited Table

From: Peter Harvey <pharvey(at)codebydesign(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Inherited Table
Date: 2001-09-06 16:08:47
Message-ID: 3B979F8F.8B57E04A@codebydesign.com
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Hannu Krosing wrote:
>
> Peter Harvey wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know how inherited tables are shown on an ERD... both the table
> > and the connector (if any)?
> >
> > What I am looking for is how to draw this in the diagram.
>
> An old S-Designor does it so:
>

Yes. But pgsql does not support multiple inheritance (from what I can
tell) so the extra symbol along the ref line ("can be"/"must be") seems
silly. I am thinking that I should draw the new table slightly diff in
some way just as is done with Views. However; some purests would freak.
<Hmmm>

Thanks

Peter

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