More sophisticated ORDA queries with formulas
In 4D v17 R6, ORDA queries are becoming increasingly more powerful and concise. This blog post is for those of you who need more sophisticated search ...
August 6, 2019
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ORDA
Use Object Relational Data Access to model entities and relations with an object oriented approach. Centralize business logic inside dataclasses, apply lifecycle events and filters, and keep data rules consistent and scalable.
Write generic code with the latest ORDA features
ORDA has its share of features with 4D v17 R5, including various ways to write generic code. Writing generic code allows you to centralize your code ...
July 3, 2019
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Use ORDA to boost performance in Client/Server mode
Using ORDA to access large tables (especially those with relations) in Client/Server mode has been greatly enhanced. With 4D v17 R5, you’ll see 2-3xs ...
June 5, 2019
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ORDA member methods to get the structure information
"How can I know the dataClass of an entity? I need it to write generic methods". "I need information about a field in a dataClass: what is its type? I...
May 28, 2019
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New 4D commands to work with encrypted data
In a previous post, we discussed how to get started with data file encryption. Now we're going to discuss an additional way to work with encrypted dat...
May 10, 2019
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode Four (by request !)
In the first, second, and third episodes of this series, we demonstrated the power of ORDA and how simple it is to manage related persons with a singl...
October 1, 2018
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode three
In the first and second episodes of this trilogy, we demonstrated the basics of ORDA using list boxes, entities, and entity selections. We also showe...
August 29, 2018
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode two
In the first episode of this trilogy, we demonstrated the basics of ORDA using list boxes, entities, and entity selections. Today, we're going a bit d...
August 16, 2018
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode one
We can all agree that ORDA is a great 4D V17 feature. A kind of revolution in the way of thinking and programming. 4D databases will never be seen the...
August 3, 2018
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Logical operations on entity selections
The ORDA series continues! In this blog post we'll see how to use logical operators on entity selections! These operations allow you to get intersect...
May 7, 2018
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