Nested Groups in Component Model

Question

Is it possible to have a nested group in the Component Model? For example, I have a group of metatdata. That group is called Class and consists of the following fields:
- Department
- Number
- Title
- Level
There can be 1:n of these Classes.
These Classes compose a group called Notice. There can be 1:n Notices. The metadata may look like this.
Notices
-- Notice1
---- Dept1
---- Number1
---- Title1
---- Level1
-- Notice2
---- Dept2
---- Number2
---- Title2
---- Level2
I'm busy wearing a different hat at the moment on another project and don't have a lot of time to research this. Thoughts? Thanks in advance for any contribution.

Answer 1

Hi Bill,
Here are a few ideas that i hope help. In answer to your question, Groups cannot have groups.
1. Your group could add a new attribute in your group that is an array of another BPM Object in a "Model" object
2. You could store the information nested in a relational database.
When it comes to a presentation, you'd probably want a header that shows the list of "Class" (surprised it let you name the group this without a runtime error). The user would then click one of the "class" items at the top of the scren and then you'd display the nexted group in a section of the screen below the header of the presentation. You'd use a "View" object for the UI and this View would have a group called "NestedStuff" dedicated to displaying the nested array for the class group item picked in the header.
Dan