[Data-modeling] software -- single vs multiple values

[Jeff Prucher]

"Latest version" isn't a date/time field, so it's a slightly different case,
but the word "latest" certainly implies uniqueness to me.  Note that all of
these properties have at least one instance with multiple values, so
scrubbing is in order prior to changing the schema.

Jeff 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:data-modeling-bounces at freebase.com] On Behalf Of 
> Kirrily Robert
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Data-modeling] software -- single vs multiple values
> 
> Agreed.  Wonder if that's worth suggesting as a tweak to the 
> schema editor -- that choosing "date/time" would auto-check 
> the singular checkbox, making you explicitly uncheck it if 
> that's not what you wanted.
> 
> K.
> 
> On Jun 17, 2008, at 12:45 PM, John Giannandrea wrote:
> 
> >
> > I think all properties that have an ECT datetime should be singular 
> > unless explicitly desired otherwise.
> > The reason is that unique things are easier to sort on.    
> sort:first-
> > released
> > -jg
> >
> > On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Kirrily Robert wrote:
> >
> >> Just editing the topic for "Mozilla Firefox" and noticed that the 
> >> following properties of the "Software" type permit multiples but 
> >> probably shouldn't:
> >>
> >> * first released
> >> * latest release
> >> * latest release date
> >>
> >> Any thoughts on making these singular?
> >>
> >> K.
> >>
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