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the name field in a lego element is not unique, the element id is. unfortunately this database system autofills based on the name field, which is a pain as there are many bricks (different colours) with the same name. that means you have to create a new item entry for each name even though it is the same - ie.
brick 2x4 design id 3001 element id 300101 colour white
brick 2x4 design id 3001 element id 300121 colour red
is there a way to get it to use the element id as the index, not the name?
it would save allot of time in data entry
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Perhaps the name of the lego element could be the element id, and the disambiguating information could be the brick style (e.g. 2 x 4), design id and color?
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Sorry, I've still been trying to figure out the best way to model this, but you're right. How about this:
- The name property on Element Design should be the style description (i.e. brick 2x4)
- The Design ID property should be the design id (i.e. 3001)
- The name property on Element should be the Element ID (i.e. 300101)
- The Element ID property should be scrapped.
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