Custom Module + Custom Tables

Question

Hello people.
I even don't know if I am doing right but...
I didn't liked the idea to develop inside CommerceReferenceStore, so I create a custom module named XXXXX, this module has the same structure of CRS but is XXXXX and Store is ECommerce.
XXXXX
----> ECommerce
--------> Storefront
--------> EStore
But I discovered that CRS creates custom tables with sufix crs_ and to all modules works fine I need this tables.
My doubt is. How must I proceed with this issue? I wanna convert all sufix to (example) xxx_ to use in my custom module, to do this I must edit all .sql's inside sql folders, but what must I do to ATG/Nucleus/Dynamo execute this sqls create the tables and bind this with my store?
I discoverd too that dbini.xml inside cim folder in some modules calls this sqls.
Thank you! And I wish you all a great 2012! =D
Edited by: Onhate on Dec 30, 2011 9:04 AM

Answer 1

ATG does not provide any automated way to run your custom sql scripts. You can use whatever utility is appropriate for your DBMS. Once you've defined the tables, you won't need the sql files again unless you want to delete the schema and start over.
There is no right or wrong way to use the crs tables in your application. There is nothing magic about any table names, in the sense that there is no code that looks for particular name prefixes. The only requirement is that your repository definition (the xml file) must mention whatever table names you choose. ATG uses a name prefix (dps, dss, dcs, crs, etc.) to make it easy to understand which module in the product stack contributed the table to the schema. If the crs tables are a good fit for your application, then the easiest thing might be to use the sql files as is or with minor modifications. On the other hand, if your table design is significantly different or your business has its own naming conventions, it would probably be more appropriate for you to ignore the crs names and pick your own.