[Data-modeling] Uniquify Business Location "parent company"?

[evening0star]

I think there are cases where a holding company shares the same HQ
address as the main operating company (when the holding co is just a
shell).  So the address itself would not be unique.

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Kirrily Robert <kirrily at metaweb.com> wrote:
> How about a Starbucks inside a Borders?
>
> K.
>
> On 11/11/2009, at 1:24 PM, Jeff Prucher wrote:
>
>> E.g., the Starbucks down the street is a Business Location, and
>> Starbucks
>> (the corporation) is the parent company. Business Location can also
>> be used
>> for branch offices, factories, etc.  It isn't usually used for
>> companies
>> that have only one office like Metaweb, since the headquarters
>> property is
>> usually sufficient.  So the question is: are their examples of
>> Business
>> Locations where there could legitimately be two simultaneous parent
>> companies?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
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>>> "parent company"?
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>>> Can you give an example of how it would be used? I'm not sure
>>> I follow how it would work (Metaweb HQ would be the record?
>>> And that would be for a specific suite #, not the building or
>>> general street address?
>>> if so, then makes sense)
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Jeff Prucher
>>> <jeff at metaweb.com> wrote:
>>>> There's been a request to make the property
>>>> /business/business_location/parent_company unique, which seems
>>>> reasonable to me. Can anyone think of a use case where it
>>> should be non-unique?
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Prucher
>>>> Type Librarian & Ontologist
>>>> Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
>>>>
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