# Items database object and table  schema

The base schema of the item objects are data and link object, which have both a
type. This way you could model the description "Chassis contains Mainboard" or
"Service runs on Server".

.Object schema concept
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header Concept
title General object and link

object data1
object data2
object link1

data1 : id: "uuid"
data1 : type: "data type"
data1 : data: "json"

data2 : id: "uuid"
data2 : type: "data type"
data2 : data: "json"

link1 : id: "uuid"
link1 : type: "link type"
link1 : from: "data.id"
link1 : to: "data.id"


data1::id <- link1::from
link1::to -> data2::id
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.Object schema example
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header Example
title Chassis contains Mainboard

object data3
object data4
object link2

data3 : id: "afd61751-dbee-4010-91dc-1263155d6a56"
data3 : type: "Chassis"
data3 : data: "{\n"serial": "12345678"\n}"

data4 : id: "96dcf778-0875-437f-adc0-03545f9f06be"
data4 : type: "Mainboard"
data4 : data: "{\n "serial": "ABCDEFGHI"\n}"

link2 : id: "f4402dbb-05db-4903-a378-5bff14cf91ca"
link2 : type: "contains"
link2 : from: "afd61751-dbee-4010-91dc-1263155d6a56"
link2 : to: "96dcf778-0875-437f-adc0-03545f9f06be"


data3::id <- link2::from
link2::to -> data4::id

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.Table schema
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entity link_schema #eee8d5 {
    * id: "uuid"
    --
    * type: "a|b|c"
}

entity link #fdf6e3 {
    * id: "uuid"
    --
    * type: "schema_link"
    * from: "data.id uuid"
    * to: "data.id uuid"
}

note right of link_schema #add1b2
    link_schema has only an 'object_type'
end note

entity data_schema #eee8d5 {
    * id: "uuid"
    --
    * type: "x|y|z"
    * schema: "json"
}

entity data #fdf6e3 {
    * id: "uuid"
    --
    * type: "data_schema"
    * data: "data_schema.schema json"
}


link::from -> data::id #A9DCDF
link::to -> data::id #A9DCDF


link_schema::type -> link::type

data_schema::type -> data::type
data_schema::schema -> data::data




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