Mongodb linked collections

Question

I have created a mongodb database. I have a list of clients who are assigned to jobs.

I am trying to work out if storing client information just in the jobs document will be suffice. My only issue is that i need to have a central point where the client information will be stored and then within the jobs document i can have an object called client{_id: 'clientname'}

Would it be suffice to do it this way?

The only reason i ask is because if client details need to be updated such as address then this would be reflected immeditaly. If i stored the whole cleint object which contain name address etc then if they change their address for example then these changes would not be reflected.

cheers

possible duplicate of [A simple mongodb question: embed? or reference?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5373198/a-simple-mongodb-question-embed-or-reference) — Sean Reilly, Aug 03 '12 at 12:01

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

This is basically the classic embed versus reference question, and it has been asked many times. I like this thread: MongoDB relationships: embed or reference? as well as the relevant section of the documentation.

http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Schema+Design#SchemaDesign-EmbeddingandLinking

In the end it is a judgement call - the pros and cons are well known, you have to decide if your application fits better one way or the other, and then code appropriately around your decision.

Mongodb linked collections

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