Help me with terminology

[ToddR]

I'm new to Domino. My background is in relational databases and the terminology used by Domino has been a bit confusing.

Is a document equivilant to a record? In other words, in a domino "database", information about a customer (Name, address, phone) is considered a document. The same "document" can be displayed in a view, form, etc.

Let me know if I'm on the right track. Thanks

 

[Phooey]

Yep, you're on the right track.

Relational Databases are, for want of a better word, relational.

Domino databases are based of documents, kind of like an email storage system. That's the way I look at it and it helps me. As Domino databases do not have a relational architecture, most of what you already know now needs translating to fit the Domino model. Think of a document as an email with more fields. Phooey
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