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What are the three tiers in GW application architecture
Data, application, presentation (or user interface/web clients)
In which tier are the following used? PCF Files, Gosu, and Data model entities?
Presentation, application, and data respectively
For each of the following, identify if it is stored as a database table, as a table
column, or not stored in the database at all:
a) An entity (such as ABContact)
b) A physical data field (such as ABContact.CreateTime)
c) A virtual data field (such as ABContact.FullName)
d) A foreign key field (such as ABContact.AssignedUser)
a) table
b) column
c) not stored
d) column (foreign key column)
For each of the following, identify if it is stored as a database table, as a table
column, or not stored in the database at all:
a) an array key field (such as ABContact.Contact Notes)
b) a typelist (such as VendorType)
c) a typekey Field (such as ABContact.VendorType)
a) not stored in the database
b) table
c) column (foreign key column)
Name two circumstances in which you would execute the gwb genDataDictionary
command.
When you install app and when you extend Data Model (and are concerned with data
model validation beyond schema validation in Entity Editor). If you modify system
, permissions or some other aspect of access and would need to regenerate the Security
Dictionary.
How many ETX files can a given entity have?
One ETX file per entity in most cases.
What datatype do you enter for fields that will store...
a) String values?
b) Boolean values?
c) Numbers with decimal values?
a) varchar
b) bit
c) decimal
Which datatypes require columnParam subelements?
a) decimal requires precision and scale
b) varchar requires size
When does a GW app actually modify the physical structure of the database?
Physical structure of the database is only modified during start-up.
Describe some of the differences between the files in the \Metadata\Typelist and \
Extensions\Typelist folders
Metadata: OOTB typelists. Not-editable. TIX and TTI files.
Extensions: contains editable items, developers are able to make modifications here.
TTX and TTI files.
Define the broad purpose for each element category:
a) atomic widgets
b) container widgets
c) locations
a) display individual elements of data and/or functionality
b) group atomic widgets into logical groups
c) define how users move from one place in app to the next
What does a PCF file define?
A container widget or location and its contents