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3rdshiftcoder

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design advice number of tables per form
« on: April 27, 2021, 05:08:54 am »
Hi all-

Is it better design to keep the number of tables and complex relationships for each form smaller? For example, if you have a master detail and a couple of lookups on one form, not to keep adding more stuff to the same form.

I am using data modules.

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mangakissa

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Re: design advice number of tables per form
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2021, 11:04:59 am »
Actually, each form should have a separated datamodule / unit. For this advantage you can create a whole new form without interacting other forms with data.

So yes, your right.

Only my rule is: lookuptables on one datamodule. It's readonly and shows only data.
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lucamar

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Re: design advice number of tables per form
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2021, 02:28:52 pm »
Actually, unless there is a logical reason to do otherwise we use normally one data module per application. Only when there are several independent groups of related databases/tables do we use more than one datamodule. In fact, it all depends quite a lot on how your data is organized and used.

The rule, though, is to use datamodules to keep the data and presentation layers separate in datamodules (data) and forms (presentation).
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