When I take a break from work, I pretty much just find a personal project to get busy with! This time it was the Network Widget in MicroStrategy 9.3.0 that got me busy. I have been working on my family tree using Legacy Genealogy software. Being of the Indian (East) ancestry, I wanted to represent the relationships using terms from Indian languages. For example, mother's brother in English is Uncle but in Gujarati/Hindi is Mama . Father's brother in English is Uncle but in Gujarati/Hindi is Kaka and Chacha respectively. I wanted to make a 'dashboard' of my own that would represent these terms and allow me to filter by family members and individuals. So I started with a database. Since this is just a proof of concept (to myself), I decided to keep the design pretty simple. Database Design The design comprises simply of 3 tables. First and foremost are two 'primary' tables - tblRelationships and tblFamilyMembers. tblRelationships defines relationship nam...
Two Plus One Is Us! Initially started out as a title for our family blog, it didn't take long to realize that when you blog, other person reads and a third person comments you essentially have a small group that is contributing to a meaningful discussion resulting in enrichment of minds and problem solving. That small group is Us.