partial dictionary merge available?

[Toni Mueller]

Hi,

I've just read that there is a way to merge dictionaries, to accumulate
values across the variable hierarchy, but it is supposed to be a very
bad idea. Would it be difficult to allow this merge feature on just a
select number of variables? Or is there a better way to deal with a
large inventory (3-4 digit numbers of items), which is unwieldy to begin
with?


Cheers,
Toni

[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

Where does that inventory come from? Maybe you could use a dynamic inventory?

Regards
Racke

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> Cheers,
> Toni
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[Toni Mueller]

Hi Racke,

On Mon, Jun 01, 2020 at 06:05:03PM +0200, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Where does that inventory come from? Maybe you could use a dynamic inventory?

so far, it's a static inventory. It will be a dynamic inventory once
this stuff is a bit more fleshed out - but the "cost" to have a dynamic
inventory, is significant: The relevant database servers are far away,
"messy", and quite slow. Therefore, I wanted to start with a static
inventory.


Cheers,
Toni