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2005 Dec 16
10
''Code table'' best practices?
...9;'ve been going back and forth about this kind of thing for a while.
I reverse my opinion on it every project, and I''m wondering if anyone
has any advice/battle scars to share. As usual, please forgive my
long-windedness in advance.
Let''s say I have this:
Table: PLANS
ID int
CATEGORY_CODE_ID int
--Other junk removed for clarity
Table: CATEGORY_CODES
ID int
DESCRIPTION varchar(200)
"category codes", to the user, are 6-digit numbers, sometimes with
leading zeroes, that have specific meanings.
My customers usually want a metric truckload full of reports. Often,
there are...