optional add-ons for a product (1 Viewer)

MillerTime

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My company sells trailers and we give our customers additional options to add to the trailer before it is purchased (toolbox, mud flaps, ect.).

I have a table set up that would provide information about the trailer (trailer ID, Model ID, make, Year, Vin) and a table for the Model (Model ID, a few kits that will make up the specific model).

I need to have a way to show if the customer put add-ons on the trailer and list each add-on they wanted.

I would think I want that information in the trailer table, but I'm not sure how to handle it if they purchase multiple add on for a single trailer, which would be the case more often than not.
 

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First, [make] shouldn't be a field in the trailer table, it belongs in the model table. Second [Year] is a reserved word and a poor name for a field, I suggest prefixing it with what the year represents (ModelYear, TrailerYear, etc.)

Then for your issue you definitely need a new table for the options. That new table would link to your trailer table via TrailerID.
 

MillerTime

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thanks, this helped point me in the right direction!
 

jdraw

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I suggest you show us your tables and relationships as a jpg/png.
If you model your set up --draft data model --and test it with test data and some test scenarios, you will quickly identify things that work or need adjustment with the scenarios.
More info here.
Good luck.
 

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