Columns
| Column | Type | Size | Nulls | Auto | Default | Children | Parents | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affiliation_id | serial | 10 | √ | nextval('affiliation_affiliation_id_seq'::regclass) | 
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                                    PK. Unique ID for each affiliation. Generated by database.  | 
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| person_id | int4 | 10 | null | 
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                                    FK. ID for a person. Links to person table.  | 
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| institution_id | int4 | 10 | √ | null | 
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                                    FK. ID for an institution. Links to institution table  | 
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| varchar | 255 | √ | null | 
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                                    Email address  | 
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| address | varchar | 255 | √ | null | 
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                                    Street address of the person  | 
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| person_url | varchar | 255 | √ | null | 
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                                    Link to webpage of the person  | 
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| phone | varchar | 50 | √ | null | 
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                                    Phone number of the person  | 
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| start_date | date | 13 | √ | null | 
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                                    Date the person became affiliated with the institution  | 
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| end_date | date | 13 | √ | null | 
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                                    Date the person left the institution  | 
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| timestamp_created | timestamptz | 35,6 | now() | 
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| timestamp_modified | timestamptz | 35,6 | √ | now() | 
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| is_current | bool | 1 | √ | null | 
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                                    Whether affiliation is current. Person can have multiple affiliations over time. Note: collaborators view is populated where is_current is true.  | 
                                
Indexes
| Constraint Name | Type | Sort | Column(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| affiliation_pkey | Primary key | Asc | affiliation_id | 
| affiliation_institution_id_idx | Performance | Asc | institution_id | 
| affiliation_person_id_idx | Performance | Asc | person_id | 

