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The Document Model: Overview
In order to access fields, values, documents, etc., it is important to understand how data are organized in DOKuStar
Validation. This data structure is called the
Document Model . For a complete description of the document
model, refer to the online reference.
This document model is quite a large structure, and contains parts that you will probably never use. This manual
concentrates on those items that are common to most applications.
At the top of the hierarchy stands the Application object, which has some assigned members and methods. One of
them is the Project property, which holds a Project object.
The Project is a central object within DOKuStar Validation. It holds a description of the Validation’s structure
(which document types and index fields are defined) as well as the data itself (the specific documents that are to be
validated). Projects can be saved to a file (optionally with or without the data part) and read in again. A project file
has the default filename extension
.vpj (Validation Project).
Below the project, there is an object called DataSet :
The DataSet has three members:
- the Schema : This is the part that describes the structure of the project, i.e. the document types that are defined
and the index fields on them.
- the Data : This is the part where the data are stored
- the Controller : This object controls the behavior of the DataSet at the user interface.
The following chapters concentrate on the Schema and the Data.