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= Continued Design Discussions and Wrap Up =
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Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008

== Description ==
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Discussion of Network and Attribute Model

= Network and Attribute Model =
 * Trey's "five minutes"
  * tweak #1 - every node should have a unique ID per session (NID)
  * tweak #2 - attributes should have unique IDs as well (AID); each NID is associated with a set of AIDs; related nodes may share many attributes; where data is shared, references are used

=== Something Approximating Concensus ===
 * each loaded node has a unique ID (NID)
 * a unique binding table of NIDs <-> Names exists per network
 * data is loaded as one or more worksheets, keyed by node Name
 * when you load a worksheet, you have to specify which (if any) networks to apply the data (default = currentNetwork)
 * when you load a network, you have to specify which (if any) worksheets you want to apply (default = all?)
 * as a UI point, you could also preselect networks (or worksheets) prior to loading worksheets (or networks) to indicate binding
 * when a worksheet is applied to one or more networks, a reference is placed in the network binding table to the worksheet cell
 * data table cells should be able to reference other cells, networks, vizmap properties; cells could contain formulas as well