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1TablePrefix
2Prefixesusedorreservedbyaddonprojects
3SpecialColumnSuffix&Prefix
4SomeTipsaboutCustomTables
5AboutReferences(DataTypes)
6SomeSpecialColumns
7StandardColumns
8Commoncolumnuseinmaster
9VirtualColumns

TablePrefix
WhenyouopentheAdempiere'sdatabaseyoucanseemanytablesprefixes.Whatiseachone?
AD_:ApplicationDictionary(i.e.:AD_Element)
A_:AssetsManagement(i.e.:A_Asset_Group)
ASP_:ApplicationServiceProvider(i.e.:ASP_Module)
B_:Marketplace(i.e.:B_Buyer)
C_:CommonorCoreFunctionality(i.e.:C_AcctSchema)
CM_:CollaborationManagement(i.e.:CM_WebProject)
FACT_:MultiDimensionalCube(i.e.:Fact_Acct)
GL_:GeneralLedger(i.e.:GL_Journal)
HR_:HumanResource(i.e.:HR_Payroll)(IntegrationtoLibero)
I_:Import(i.e.:I_BPartner)
K_:KnowledgeManagement(i.e.:K_Category)
M_:MaterialManagement(i.e.:M_Cost)
PA_:PerformanceAnalysis(i.e.:PA_Report)
PP_:ProductionPlanning(i.e.:PP_Order)(IntegrationtoLibero)
R_:Requests(i.e.:R_Request)
RV_:ReportView(i.e.:RV_BPartner)
S_:Service(i.e.:S_Resource)
T_:TemporaryTables(i.e.:T_Report)
W_:Web(i.e.:W_Basket)
WS_:WebService(i.e.:WS_WebService)

Prefixesusedorreservedbyaddonprojects
Thesearenotfinal,sinceIamstillanewbie.Butsomethinglikethisisneeded.
ABI_:AutomatedBrokerInterface(USImportandExport)SDGathman18:00,20April2007(EDT)
AWB_:AirWayBill(USImportandExportInternationalAirTransportation)SDGathman
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LCO_:LocalizationColombiaCarlosRuiz
LBR_:LocalizationBrazilFer_luck
LMX_:LocalizationMexicoVictorPerez
LVE_:LocalizationVenezuelaMarcosMedina
LRU_:LocalizationRussia(http://sourceforge.net/projects/lru/)RyabikovAleksandr(http://www.adempiere.ru)

SpecialColumnSuffix&Prefix
_ID
DataType:Number(10)
Primarykeyorforeignkeycolumn.Wherepossible,shouldusethepatternTableName_ID.
Fore.g,AD_User_IDistheprimarykeycolumnfortheAD_Usertable.
Is
DataType:Char(1)Value:Y/N
Useforyes/noflag,fore.gIsApproved,IsActive,IsVendor,etc.

SomeTipsaboutCustomTables
Naming:
UsePrefixEXT_,CUST_orSystemCustomPrefix
It'srecommendedtousecustomprefixeswiththreeormoreletters.Themodelclasses
mustbelookedwithprefix.I.e.ifyouhaveatablecalledXX_Invoicethemodelclass
mustbelookedasMInvoiceandcanconflictwiththeproductmodelclass,butifyou
haveatablecalledCUS_Invoice,thenthemodelclasslookedwillbeMCUSInvoice.
Trytobedescriptive.
Usecaseconventionsconsistently.
RequiredColumns:
AD_Client_ID,AD_Org_ID,IsActive,Created,CreatedBy,Updated,UpdatedBy
SuggestedColumns:
Value(theKey),Name,Description,Help
VeryImportant:TheColumnNamesarecasesensitive.

AboutReferences(DataTypes)
TableDir
ColumnNamewithout_IDistheTableName
IfColumn:C_BPartner_ID....ThenTableis:C_BPartner
Don'tforget:Casesensitive
Search
SameasTableDir:displayedinSearchandInfoWindowratherthenComboBox
Table
DefineDisplayColumnandKeyColumn
ColumnCreatedBy=Table:C_BPartnerDisplay:NameKey:C_BPartner_ID
DynamicValidationRules
ThecontentisrevaluatedwhenchangetheVariable.
AD_Column.AD_Table_ID=@AD_Table_ID@

SomeSpecialColumns
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Processed
DataType:CHAR(1)Values:Y/N
UsedforallTransactionTables.
IfYthenyourrecordisReadOnly.
FieldsmarkedasAlwaysUpdateablearen'treadonly
WhenthetablehasthiscolumntheHistorybuttonisenabledonthetoolbar
Posted
DataType:CHAR(1)Values:Y/N
IfYthenisdisplayedasPostingButton.
Processing
DataType:CHAR(1)Values:Y/N
LockforBatchprocessing.
SeconduseforstartinganyProcess.
Record_ID
DataType:NUMBER(10)
WithAD_Table_ID,systemreference(Zoom)

StandardColumns
AD_Client_ID
DataType:Number(10)NOTNULL
AD_Org_ID
DataType:Number(10)NOTNULL
IsActive
DataType:Char(1)Values:Y/N
Created
DataType:DateNOTNULL
CreatedBy
DataType:Number(10)NOTNULL
Updated
DataType:DateNOTNULL
UpdatedBy
DataType:Number(10)NOTNULL

Commoncolumnuseinmaster
Value
DataType:NVarchar2(40)
SearchKeyorCode
Name
DataType:NVarchar2(60)
Displayname
Description
DataType:NVarchar2(255)
Longdescription
Help
DataType:NVarchar2(2000)
Helporcomments
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VirtualColumns
Youcandefinevirtualcolumns(notstoredinthedatabase).Ifdefined,theColumnnameisthesynonym
oftheSQLexpressiondefinedhere.TheSQLexpressionmustbevalid.Example:"UpdatedCreated"
wouldlisttheageoftheentryindays.
TocreateaVirtualColumnyoumustgotoColumnTabintoTableandColumnwindowandenteryour
ExpressionintheColumnSQLField.
InaTable,definecalculatedColumns(notstored).
UpdatedCreatedAgeindays
Morecomplex,as
(SELECTValueFROMM_ProductpWHERE
p.M_Product_ID=M_InventoryLine.M_Product_ID)
ComplexExpressionsin()
Fullyqualifybasetable
InColumn,definevalidSQLExpression
ColumnName:AgeInDays
ColumnSQL:SysDateCreated
CreatesSQL:SysDateCreatedASAgeInDays
Becareful:Thevirtualcolumnsarenotrecalculatedifyoumodifysomethingonwhatisbasedthe
virtualcolumn.
YoucanfindsomeexamplesofVirtualColumnsinthewindows:
TaxDeclaration:TheAccountedCredit,AccountedDebit,SourceCredit,SourceDebit,Business
Partner,Currency,TaxandAccountDateareallVirtualColumns.
ProductCosts:TheCostingMethodfieldusedisaVirtualColumn.
Note:inordertoseetheColumnsdefinition,youmustbeloggedasSystemAdministratorRole.
Linkrelated:VirtualColumnsGuide
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