Re: Virtual Private Databases

In article <Vlk_6.850$Qn3.837057_at_news2.news.adelphia.net>, "James says...
>
>I am currently developing an internal web app using VPD although I am only
>using it to separate two specific user types and store their information in
>a common schema. For me, it has been worth it since I don't have to bother
>with differing views in my code. VPDs are tricky to conceptualize and
>difficult to get working at first. Maintenance has been no problem for me
>yet. I would like to see this technique simplified in future versions of the
>DB.
>

can you expand on that train of thought?

What was hard?

>"Todd Rubel" <trubel_at_oakgroup.com> wrote in message
>news:d272bee7.0106260843.6d40fc92_at_posting.google.com...
>> I was wondering how many people have used this feature? We are
>> looking to implement it in the next version of our product and some of
>> what I have read has been unfavorable. Just wondering what some more
>> people think.
>>
>> Are they hard to create?
>>
>> Are they hard to maintain?
>>
>> Have any general feelings on the topic?
>
>

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