Acronyms Table

The table that holds details of each acronym (or glossary) item.

Table 7.4. Acronyms table description

Column Name

Type

Size

Not Null?

Constraints

Description

id

Number

11

Yes

Primary key

A unique numeric identification for each acronym. Populated by an auto-sequence.

asset_id

Int

10

No

None

FK to the #__assets table.

short

Varchar

255

Yes

-

This field contains the specific acronym, abbreviation, or Initialism to be described.

long

Varchar

255

Yes

-

The expanded term for the acronym, abbreviation or Initialism item.

alias

Varchar

255

Yes

None

AcronymAlias.

description

MediumText

1024t

No

None

The description or meaning of the acronym, Initialism or Abbreviation term. Not mandatory, but suspected will always be populated with details.

hits

Int

10

Yes

None

The number of times the acronym has been viewed (individually not as part of the list).

type

Int

11

Yes

1

The type of glossary item. i.e. Acronym (1), Abbreviation (2) or Initialism (3)

ordering

Int

11

No

None

The column used for ordering records.

state

TinyInt

1

No

None

State of the specific record. i.e. Published, archived, trashed etc.

language

Character

7

No

None

Language code.

access

TinyInt

3

Yes

None

Access levels required to view the acronym [ACL]

checked_out

Integer

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user editing the record.

checked_out_time

Datetime

na

Yes

None

The date/time the record was checked out for editing.

created_by

Int

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user who created the article.

created_at

Timestamp

-

No

None

The date and time the record was created. Default NULL.

modified_by

Int

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user who last modified the article.

modified_on

Timestamp

-

No

None

If populated the date and time the record was last modified.

created_by_alias

Varchar

255

No

None

The name of the user who created the item. Not yet fully implemented.


[Note]Note

Acronym (or Glossary) items are effectively a separate and isolated part of the component. It used the same styling and is included since a Glossary or acronym list is a stable part of Knowledgebase components.

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