It would be a bit complex to explain why I want to do that but basically I am wondering if I can define something like :

class customers extends page
{

static $has_many = array(
         'country' => 'country'
   );
}

and

class country extends DataObject
{
static $db = array(
'CountryName' => 'Text',
);
}

Note that I did *NOT* define the has-one relation in 'country'.

I know that by omitting the reverse "has-one" relation I can not point to a list of customers linked to the same country but
I know I will never need to .

So my question is : am I breaking the data model by doing this ? What risk am I taking here?

I tried and it works ...I just want to make sure I am not overlooking something critical.

Any advice and comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Lise

Hamish,

Thank you for your reply ...you are probably very right because I am now experiencing s problem which, I suspect, is due to
the way I (incorrectly) define the relation. I will follow your advice.

Thanks again