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...and fields): keys: id, user_id, name, type fields: id, user_id, key_id, item_id, value (type could be "string" or "number" or something to tell the view how to render the input box. 2. Stored in a serialized hash in the item: item: id, user_id, description, price, add_on_fields Can someone suggest the merits of each approach? I could make either work, I think, but I don''t have a good feel for how performance is affected in each case. They seem similarly complex. Jake -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.