django/docs/topics/db/index.txt

Models and databases
====================

A model is the single, definitive source of data about your data. It contains
the essential fields and behaviors of the data you're storing. Generally, each
model maps to a single database table.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   models
   queries
   aggregation
   managers
   sql
   transactions
   multi-db
   optimization
Massive reorganization of the docs. See the new docs online at http://docs.djangoproject.com/. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@8506 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 2008-08-23 22:25:40 +00:00			`Models and databases`
			`====================`

			`A model is the single, definitive source of data about your data. It contains`
			`the essential fields and behaviors of the data you're storing. Generally, each`
			`model maps to a single database table.`

			`.. toctree::`
			`:maxdepth: 1`

			`models`
			`queries`
Fixed #3566 -- Added support for aggregation to the ORM. See the documentation for details on usage. Many thanks to: * Nicolas Lara, who worked on this feature during the 2008 Google Summer of Code. * Alex Gaynor for his help debugging and fixing a number of issues. * Justin Bronn for his help integrating with contrib.gis. * Karen Tracey for her help with cross-platform testing. * Ian Kelly for his help testing and fixing Oracle support. * Malcolm Tredinnick for his invaluable review notes. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@9742 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 2009-01-15 11:06:34 +00:00			`aggregation`
Massive reorganization of the docs. See the new docs online at http://docs.djangoproject.com/. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@8506 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 2008-08-23 22:25:40 +00:00			`managers`
			`sql`
			`transactions`
Fixed #1142 -- Added multiple database support. This monster of a patch is the result of Alex Gaynor's 2009 Google Summer of Code project. Congratulations to Alex for a job well done. Big thanks also go to: * Justin Bronn for keeping GIS in line with the changes, * Karen Tracey and Jani Tiainen for their help testing Oracle support * Brett Hoerner, Jon Loyens, and Craig Kimmerer for their feedback. * Malcolm Treddinick for his guidance during the GSoC submission process. * Simon Willison for driving the original design process * Cal Henderson for complaining about ponies he wanted. ... and everyone else too numerous to mention that helped to bring this feature into fruition. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@11952 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 2009-12-22 15:18:51 +00:00			`multi-db`
Created a 'DB optimization' topic, with cross-refs to relevant sections. Also fixed #10291, which was related, and cleaned up some inconsistent doc labels. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@12229 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 2010-01-16 03:13:16 +00:00			`optimization`