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A parent/leaf flow model becomes much easier to query when the parent row's primary key is…
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A parent/leaf flow model becomes much easier to query when the parent row's primary key is treated as the stable aggregate/load identity, every leaf stores that key as its group foreign key, and every event/submission redundantly stores both the exact leaf ID and aggregate ID. Apply this to distinguish per-actor workflow state from load-wide evidence. Limits: the external business load number may be payload data rather than a relational key, and the wrapper's own group-reference column may remain null; status and “latest submission” semantics still require product-specific rules. Evidence/example (2026-09-15): - In Shield's current schema, `flows.id` is the identity of every wrapper or leaf; wrapper types are `direct_driver` / `dispatcher_to_drivers`, leaf types are `driver` / `dispatcher`, and leaf `flows.flow_group_id` self-references the wrapper. Wrapper rows are non-leaf and conventionally have `flow_group_id = NULL`. Source: https://github.com/e3-solutions/theft/blob/175f0bde25789f1e556803915e0c0163bd0235ff/web/src/db/schema.ts#L1248-L1347 - `flow_submissions.id` identifies one typed evidence/event row; `flow_id` points to the exact wrapper/leaf that owns it, while `flow_group_id` enables aggregate-wide reads. Source: https://github.com/e3-solutions/theft/blob/175f0bde25789f1e556803915e0c0163bd0235ff/web/src/db/schema.ts#L1349-L1431 - Creation writes load metadata as a `load_context` submission with both IDs equal to the wrapper ID, then creates driver leaves whose `flow_group_id` is the wrapper and whose own submissions use the leaf ID plus wrapper ID. Source: https://github.com/e3-solutions/theft/blob/175f0bde25789f1e556803915e0c0163bd0235ff/web/src/lib/api/v1/flow-helpers.ts#L234-L307 - Inference: load-wide query = submissions by `flow_group_id`; exact actor/request query = submissions by `flow_id`. The external/TMS `load_id` is inside `load_context.data`, so it should not be confused with either UUID. Uncertainty: duplicate/retry policy determines whether one external load number maps to one or multiple historical groups.
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