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# ]project-open[ Core

Categories are being used in ]project-open[ mainly to specify the "Type" and "Status" of most business objects.

Normally it is recomended (according to many database design books) to create a separate table for each of these types or stati, in order to be able to use full Referential Integrity and to enhance the types and stati by additional information. However, this approach typically leads to a large number of tables.

Instead we have chosen to follow the model of the ArsDigita Intranet 3.4 to use categories where possible, in order to reduce code size and to allow for easy adaptation to different companies.

    create table categories (
            category_id             integer
                                    constraint categories_pk
                                    primary key,
            category                varchar(50) not null,
            category_description    varchar(4000),
            category_type           varchar(50),
            profiling_weight        integer default 1
                                    constraint im_profiling_weight_ck
                                    check(profiling_weight >= 0),
            enabled_p               char(1) default 'f'
                                    constraint im_enabled_p_ck
                                    check(enabled_p in ('t','f')),
            mailing_list_info       varchar(4000)
    );

There is a category editor available in the /intranet/admin/ section of ]project-open[ to cynamically change the system categories.

The current list of categories includes:

Companies

    Intranet Company Status
    Intranet Company Types
    Intranet Annual Revenue

Projects

    Intranet Project Status
    Intranet Project Type

Human Resources

    Intranet Quality
    Intranet Hiring Source
    Intranet Task Board
    Intranet Job Title
    Intranet Qualification Process
    Intranet Department
    Intranet Prior Experience
    Intranet Employee Pipeline Status

Translation

    Intranet Translation Language
    Intranet UoM
    Intranet Translation Task Status
    Intranet Translation Subject Area

Invoicing

    Intranet Invoice Status
    Intranet Invoice Type
    Intranet Invoice Payment Method
    Intranet Cost Templates
    Intranet Payment Type

Forum

    Intranet Topic Type
    Intranet Topic Status

Freelancers

    Intranet Freelance Skill Type
    Intranet Freelance TM Tools

Cost Management

    Intranet Cost Center Type
    Intranet Cost Center Status