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Large invoice database structure and rendering
Our client has a MS SQL database that has 1 million customer invoice records in it. Using the database, our client wants its customers to be able to log into a frontend web site and then be able to ...
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Database model for keeping track of likes/shares/comments on blog posts over time
My goal is to keep track of the popular posts on different blog sites based on social network activity at any given time. The goal is not to simply get the most popular now, but instead find posts ...
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Storing a drawn graph information in database for web application
Well while developing a web application that allow users to draw graphs (flow charts, ER diagram , UML, .... etc) the information of drawn items and their relation to each other and position on canvas ...
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Database Schema for Pricing Products (packages, promotions, qty based, limited time offer…)
I'm working on a new point of sale for a company that products for different prices depending on the product mix.
All products have a base price.
To explain my problem, I will use the following ...
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How to maintain user relationship when user unfollows another user
I have a table of user relationship which stores who follows whom, the table structure is as follows
-id
-follower
-following
when someone follows any other user, I add a record with follower user ...
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Putting audit functionality into the database
Our database does not have any audit functionality.
It does not records who inserts the record or who who changes it
It does not keep a history of the changes made
Nothing can be restored if ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of storing the number of comments in an integer column vs. calculating it on the fly?
Let's take CodeReview page as an example. If you go here, you will see the list of the questions with their vote numbers and comment numbers
Now, I am wondering if these numbers are calculated on the ...
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How to design a website with search capabilities?
Suppose you want to create a web page with some search capabilities over a database. Search has to be restricted both on some categorization of data and open text given by the users. Functional and ...
