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== Objects ==
== Objects ==
* Section: Collection of entities
* Section: Collection of entities
* Entity: Describes a type of record including its behavior and datatypes (This is a class in OOP)
* Entity: Describes a type of record, including its behavior and datatypes (This is a class in OOP)
* Record: Main data holding thing (This is an object in OOP)
* Record: Main data holding thing (This is an object in OOP)
** Revision: How many times a record has been changed
** Revision: How many times a record has been changed

Revision as of 10:47, 11 August 2023

Objects

  • Section: Collection of entities
  • Entity: Describes a type of record, including its behavior and datatypes (This is a class in OOP)
  • Record: Main data holding thing (This is an object in OOP)
    • Revision: How many times a record has been changed
  • Status: Configurable state a record is in
    • Level: Assignable number to a status
    • Action: Configurable behavior depending on status
  • Field: A single data point of a record
    • Block: Controls which user groups have access to the field
    • Validation: A check on whether or not a field has received correct data
    • Dependency: A field's existence can be made dependent on other things

Parts

  • Front-end: The system that the normal user sees
  • Back-end: Where the front-end is configured
  • Database: It's a database