File: [Indigo]<Squirrel>Doc>8-10-82.minutes
Created by: Willie-Sue
Later edited by: Cattell, September 27, 1982


Minutes of Cedar Database applications group, 8-10-82

Attendants: Mark Brown, Rick Cattell, Jim Donahue, John Maxwell, Willie-Sue Haugeland


AGENDA:

* Set up TaskList of things not yet done, with people's names attached.
* Got sidetracked on a discussion of Walnut performance (Grapevine, database, transactions)

WHAT TO DO AND WHO IS TO DO IT

* Nuttons: standardize on new buttons use (Willie-Sue)
* Schema change tool (Jim)
* Selective dump/load (John*)
* DB changes
  * Convenience View level changes: new Property scheme, etc. (Rick)
  * Multiple-segment databases phase one: no cross-references
    * Storage level changes (Mark*)
    * View level changes (Rick*)
    * Squirrel changes (John*)
  * Multiple-segment databases phase two (attempt to design: John & Rick)
  * Multiple transactions (deferred)
  * Relation indexes (Rick*)
  * AnyDomainType as full-fledged entity (deferred)
  * Client-defined relations on dictionary entities (Rick)
  * Track down B-tree problems (Rick*)
  * REF object datatype (deferred)
* Documentation for CedarDB (Rick*)
* Walnut Queryer (simple one - Rick, simple general queryer - Jim*)
* Squirrel - commands instead of window interaction (John*)
* Clear programmer's interface to Walnut (?)
* Convert Squirrel into a general "novice" user system, w/documentation (?)
* Convert Palm Editor to use buttons instead of text viewers (?)
* General Print Entity facility for Squirrel (?)
* DBShow integration into PrintTV for debugging (deferred)
* Uniform user interface for windows on sets of entities: EventSets, MsgSets (?)
* Improve performance of Walnut (independent log: Willie-Sue*, analysis: ?*)
* Improve performance of CedarDB (?*)

Items Rick believes to be highest priority marked with "*" after person's name