Two different tables or just one with bool column?

Question

We have two tables: OriginalDocument and ProcessedDocument. In the first one we put an original, not processed document. After it\'s validated and processed (converted to our XM

Answer 1

Whether the document is valid or invalid, it is still a document so it makes inital sense for them all to be in the same table.

However, if an invalid document is treated differently by your application to the point where it is almost forgotten (not queried, updated etc.) then split the tables. Having the two types of document together in the same table will do nothing but slow down your queries for no immediate benefit.

I have a document table where valid and invalid documents are kept together but only because the app re-presents the bad document to the user and asks them to fix it.