[DISCUSS] Missing basic features ? ROADMAP

[Thorsten Hohage]

Hi Ruslan,
Hi Everybody,

On 2007-03-21, at 13:32, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:
> I'd like discuss this a lots and hear your feedback!
>
> * So point is:
>
>     - Valentina should follow SQL92, SQL99, SQL2003 standard.
>         If standard say something we shold do that.

I'm not sure what standard is better, but at least IMHO SQL92 should  
completely be implemented, so that a transition to Valentina can  
start immediately if the source is sql92 compliant, too.


>     - sometimes some places can be EXTENDED but still to be
>         not against of standard.
of course please. IMHO there _could_ be rare situation where I'd even  
prefer extensions OVER the standard, when they

	saves lost of time
	speed up things dramatically
	shrink the size dramatically


>     - and can exists features totally missing in standard.
OK, but that should not be a questions, this is the Valentina-ML,  
isn't it ;-))))


> * Bart, what BASIC features you miss?
>     Please give us list of the most important for you.
I just started this feature list in reply to other mails, but ...  
(see below)


> Also I want inform you about our current state and plans.
>
> * we have implement in Valentina 3.0 branch
>     - VServer Event Scheduler

Wish No. 1b in conjunction with

>     - SQL: BACKUP DATABASE command

WISH No. 1 - most important for a serious multi-user-db


>     - Views, read only
>     - Triggers on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE  BEFORE AFTER FOR EACH ROW
>     - Triggers on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE  BEFORE AFTER FOR EACH  
> STATEMENT
>     - Triggers INSTEAD for views

Wish No. n (but n <<10 - I think)



> * for say 3.1
>     we will add support of LOG file, which can monitor all changes
>     and be applied to latest BACUKP.

Wish No. 3 - it can life make so easy regarding creation of patch  
files for different versions of deployed databases, when development  
goes on.


> * and then all efforts will be directed to implementation of  
> transactions,
>     commit, rollback, auto-recover. Special timestamps fields,..
>     ALL this should go into Valentina 4.0

Wish No. n+1, n+2, ...


> * parallel we can and should improve such things as

>     - table inheritance

YES - please - great Wish No. 4


> -----------------
> About Valentina Studio.
>     you can note that right now present few disabled on default  
> plugins
>         JavaScript
>         ScriptEditor
>         wxJS
>         Forms (in the next naerest build I think)
>
> All together these plugins will move Valentina Studio to at least  
> FileMaker
> level.

Sounds really great - but a small note to this from Germany, this  
must be localized, too. I know several guys not moving away from  
FileMaker, because all alternatives (e.g. Omnis Studio) are NOT  
localized!


> Also we need yet:
>         Develop powerful preferences.
>         Diagram Editor - for visual creation of table and links.
>         Report tool
>         SQL Builder - we have ideas how improve it a lots.
>         more.


But to underlines Stans wish

Wish No. 2 - IMPROVE the documentation, IMHO it's more the way to  
find and retrieve documentation, than to add more text. In a lot of  
cases I asked about a feature and Ruslan pointed me to the right  
page, I was not able to find before.


regards

Thorsten Hohage
--
objectmanufactur.com - Hamburg,Germany