This is the same approach that has been taken for the LDAP implementation. To make this possible, IDs must be globally unique. I support this approach as it lets the implementation to be less coupled to the technology used and facilitates interaction between different systems.
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Warren Smith said:This sounds like what I've been suggesting for LDAP - that we should
> * It is a flat structure with associations represented as references
to the IDs of the associated entities.
>
> * Many of the classes are included as top-level elements.
view the schema as basically a collection of independent objects linked
together by embedded references, and any structure you get from the
implementation (LDAP tree, XML hierarchy) is incidental.
Stephen
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