First Model - Please assist

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Hi. I am new to RoR. I am beginning my first app. It's a simple application for roofing contractors.

I want to start slow. I can "migrate" as I go, correct?? (smile)

So Far I have Three Models:

CUSTOMERS , JOBS, ESTIMATES

there will be more someday.

So far, the model should adhere to these simple rules:

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Hi. I am new to RoR. I am beginning my first app. It's a simple application for roofing contractors.

I want to start slow. I can "migrate" as I go, correct?? (smile)

So Far I have Three Models:

CUSTOMERS , JOBS, ESTIMATES

there will be more someday.

So far, the model should adhere to these simple rules: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. You can enter a customer without it being a JOB or ESTIMATE.

2. You can CONVERT a customer to a JOB.

3. You can CONVERT an ESTIMATE to a JOB.

4. A JOB MUST have a customer.

5. An ESTIMATE MUST have a customer.

6. CUSTOMER can have MANY jobs.

7. CUSTOMER can have MANY ESTIMATES.

8. Once converted from ESTIMATE to JOB , removed from ESTIMATE.

This sounds reasonable - as do your models. As things stand your rules
abut jobs having to have an associated customer will not be enforced.
I usually use a foreign key constraint for that sort of thing. One suggestion though: don't delete estimates when they turn into a job. I don't know much about the sector in which you're doing business, but
an audit trail is often valuable. If you do that then you probably
want job to belong_to estimate( in addition to what you've already got).

Fred