Columns
| Column | Type | Size | Nulls | Auto | Default | Children | Parents | Comments | |||
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| serial | 10 | √ | nextval('author_author_id_seq'::regclass) |
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PK. Unique ID for each author (or editor). Generated by the database |
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| person_id | int4 | 10 | null |
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FK. ID for each author. Links to the person table. |
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| reference_id | int4 | 10 | null |
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FK. ID of the reference_work. Links to the reference_work table. |
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| int4 | 10 | √ | null |
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Records the position of each author |
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| timestamp_created | timestamptz | 35,6 | now() |
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| timestamp_modified | timestamptz | 35,6 | √ | now() |
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| bool | 1 | √ | null |
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Whether or not the person is an author (t) or an editor (f). Added in Phase 2 to accommodate editors. |
Indexes
| Constraint Name | Type | Sort | Column(s) |
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| author_id | Primary key | Asc | author_id |
| author_person_id_idx | Performance | Asc | person_id |
| author_reference_id_author_id_key | Must be unique | Asc/Asc/Asc | reference_id + author_id + is_author |
| author_reference_id_author_position_key | Must be unique | Asc/Asc/Asc | reference_id + author_position + is_author |
| author_reference_id_idx | Performance | Asc | reference_id |
Relationships
Close relationships within degrees of separation
