Posted by Seribus Dragon on 06/08/07 13:56

I would Have A lookup Table because you may end up with a person having
more then one manager.
UserID|ManagerID
Michael_Burgess wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm fairly new to database design, having only really worked with
> existing tables etc in the past.
>
> Simple question this really...........
>
> In a users table, is it wise to have a ManagerID column that is
> effectively pointing to another user in the same table, with the
> theory being that if that person is top dog, they will just have a
> null entry in ManagerID.
>
> I will check for circular references before entering the data.
>
> Is there a better way of storing the data, or is this the only way?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael.
>

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