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Why do you have to input/map 'collName' for every pointer in a service?

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:16 am
by Jack Bua

In every service, like the one pictured below, you have to map a collection name to the collName field.

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  1. Why is this?

Why do you have to input/map 'collName' for every pointer in a service?

Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:46 pm
by maxkatz

Do you want the collection name to be entered automatically? In general, the Pointer can reference any collection, not just Users.


Why do you have to input/map 'collName' for every pointer in a service?

Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:00 pm
by Jack Bua

My second question didn't get included in this post, my apologies.

my understanding is that a pointer value in a collection can only point to one pre-specified collection, but yet the service request for that collection is open-ended.

Question 2: Does that mean that there is a way to make a pointer point to more than one collection?


Why do you have to input/map 'collName' for every pointer in a service?

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:08 am
by maxkatz

You can point the pointer to any collection column.


Why do you have to input/map 'collName' for every pointer in a service?

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:33 am
by Jack Bua

I did not know that. Thank you.