Project Schema Meta Data
- The schema for a Cradle project database defines:
- The structure of the database that the project will populate with information
- How the information in this database can be inter-related with cross references
How the operation of Cradle should be configured for the project
Collectively, this information configures Cradle to support the process that the project is using to accomplish its work.
As Cradle provides ever more capabilities, the scope of project schemas increases, and the amount of meta data held in them increases. Large projects using complex processes will have a correspondingly large schema.
Cradle-5.3 adds descriptions to the meta data that can be held inside project schemas. This allows you to record details of the purpose or role of each part of the schema. Descriptions can be recorded against most parts of the project schema, including:
- Category codes
- Category code values
- Frame types
- Item types
- Item frames
- Group values
- Link types
- Link groups
- Link rules
- Link attributes
- Document types
- User types
- Skills
These descriptions document the role or purpose of each part of the schema, so that the relationship between that part of the schema and the project’s process is clear. They ensure that the schema can be understood by everyone in the project, and not just those who create and maintain it. |
