[fdo-internals] RE: [fdo-trac] #516: FDO Core enhancment: support standard ORDER BY expressions

[Zac Spitzer]

I have posted a RFC for this

http://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/wiki/FDORfc40

relating to

http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc69

help wanted :)

z


On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:51 AM, Zac Spitzer<zac.spitzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> so with regards to the RFC process, is that how it really works?
>
> to date is seems RFC's get written by the person who is going to
> implement the changes
>
> z
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Greg Boone <greg.boone at autodesk.com> wrote:
>> Correction...
>>
>> "If these is an enhancement request, you should write up an RFC."
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fdo-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:fdo-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Greg Boone
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:40 AM
>> To: FDO Internals Mail List
>> Subject: [fdo-internals] RE: [fdo-trac] #516: FDO Core enhancment: support standard ORDER BY expressions
>>
>> If these is an cement request, you should write up an RFC.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trac_fdo at osgeo.org [mailto:trac_fdo at osgeo.org]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:29 AM
>> Cc: fdo-trac at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: [fdo-trac] #516: FDO Core enhancment: support standard ORDER BY expressions
>>
>> #516: FDO Core enhancment: support standard ORDER BY expressions
>> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
>>   Reporter:  mwtoews      |       Owner:  gregboone
>>       Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
>>   Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  3.5.0
>>  Component:  FDO API      |     Version:  3.4.0
>>   Severity:  3            |    Keywords:
>> External_id:               |
>> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
>>  Searching through the fdo-user's list, I found some discussion and ticket-
>>  worthy material on the topic of ordering data from the core API:
>>  http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/fdo-users/2008-May/000943.html
>>
>>  The primary importance for me is the drawing order of stacked features. At
>>  present, in AutoCAD Map3D we have no control how overlapping polygons are
>>  drawn. One workaround is to create a database view on the server-side that
>>  is linked to FDO/CAD, and the other is to break a single feature layer
>>  into several layers to get the stacking correct. The preferred method
>>  would be to use a single ordered feature class that is sored by (e.g.)
>>  date, status, area, or some other feature attribute.
>>
>>  From a low-level perspective, it appears this is supported by some
>>  providers using customized commands. This enhancement is aimed to bring
>>  soring of data on 1 or more attribute columns to FDO Core, so it can be
>>  supported by data providers.
>>
>>  See also, a similar "ORDER BY" enhancement request for QGIS:
>>  https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1597
>>
>> --
>> Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/ticket/516>
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