Similar assignments
The "similar_assignments" table is used to store mappings between assignments.
Given an assignment id and association type, it answers two questions:
- find other assignments that it is similar to.
- find all its similar assignments.
Table Structure
| Field Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | int(11) | unique ID for each similar_assignments record. |
| assignment_id | int(11) | unique id of assignment, and is a foreign key to assignments table. |
| is_similar_for | int(11) | assignment that is similar to assignment_id, and is a foreign key to assignments table. |
| association_intent | string | why this particular association between the two assignments was created |
| created_at | datetime | Date time value when the record was created. |
| updated_at | datetime | Date time value when the record was updated. |
Use of the table
This table has been created for the task here which uses rows of the table having 'association_intent' as 'review'.
The table can be reused for any future task that requires to create associations between assignments for any other intent (like rating score).