Searching for the right word to encompass 'Supplier' and 'Consumer'

[PeteCresswell]

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....

[Peter Russell]

PeteCresswell previously wrote:

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....

Bugbears?

It's the politest one I could think of.

Peter Russell

[Andrew Reddaway]

Go**********@FatBelly.com (PeteCresswell) wrote in message news:<74**************************@posting.google. com>...

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....

How about tblVendorBuyer? Or maybe tblSupplyLink?

[MGFoster]

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How 'bout SalesEntities, or just Entities?

SalesEntities means you can sell TO them and also be SOLD TO by them.
Kind of a stretch....

MGFoster:::mgf00 <at> earthlink <decimal-point> net
Oakland, CA (USA)

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PeteCresswell wrote:

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....

[Roger]

I use tblBusiness, with a tblBusinessType, tblContact, tblStatus

Go**********@FatBelly.com (PeteCresswell) wrote in message news:<74**************************@posting.google. com>...

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....

[Mike Sherrill]

On 18 Dec 2003 09:36:49 -0800, Go**********@FatBelly.com
(PeteCresswell) wrote:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

"Parties"? Because suppliers and consumers can participate in many
other types of relationships, too.

--
Mike Sherrill
Information Management Systems

[Mike Sherrill]

On 19 Dec 2003 04:43:34 -0800, le*********@natpro.com (Roger) wrote:

I use tblBusiness, with a tblBusinessType, tblContact, tblStatus

In the general case, not all consumers are businesses.

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Mike Sherrill
Information Management Systems

[(Pete Cresswell)]

RE/

I use tblBusiness, with a tblBusinessType, tblContact, tblStatus

In the general case, not all consumers are businesses.

I'm going with tblOrganization or tblOrg...
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PeteCresswell

[Mike Sherrill]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 20:52:24 GMT, "(Pete Cresswell)" <x@y.z> wrote:

In the general case, not all consumers are businesses.

I'm going with tblOrganization or tblOrg...

That might work in your specific case. The point I was making--and
not very well, I'm afraid--is that in general, some consumers of
products and services are individuals, not organizations or
businesses.

--
Mike Sherrill
Information Management Systems

[John Baker]

tblConSup
Go**********@FatBelly.com (PeteCresswell) wrote:

Viz:

Suppliers ===>DataHub===>Consumers

Seems pretty obvious that Suppliers and Consumers need to live in the
same table - especially since the same entity can occupy both roles.

But what to call the table?

tblConsumersSuppliers doesn't do much for me and Roget's didn't help.

Can anybody think of a concise term that encapsulates both concepts?

Shorter is better.
Fewer syllables is better.
Widely-used/understood is the brass ring....