Author: Paul A. Jungwirth <pj@illuminatedcomputing.com>
<para>
<firstterm>Application time</firstterm> refers to a history of the entity
<para>
<firstterm>Application time</firstterm> refers to a history of the entity
- described by a table. In a typical non-temporal table, there is single
+ described by a table. In a typical non-temporal table, there is a single
row for each entity. In a temporal table, an entity may have multiple
rows, as long as those rows describe non-overlapping periods from its
history. Application time requires each row to have a start and end time,
row for each entity. In a temporal table, an entity may have multiple
rows, as long as those rows describe non-overlapping periods from its
history. Application time requires each row to have a start and end time,
In a table, these records would be:
<programlisting>
id | product_no | name | valid_at
In a table, these records would be:
<programlisting>
id | product_no | name | valid_at