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Data element Definition
ACCOUNTING_PERIOD

Indexed - yes
Format - varchar2(6)
May be null? Yes

The Accounting Period stated in MON-YY format. MON is the calendar month (stored in upper case), and YY is the calendar year. Note that the beginning and ending dates of an ACCOUNTING_PERIOD are not the same as the first and last day of the calendar month.
Example: JUL-08 (July 2008, which occurs in fiscal year 2009).

Values:

List of values not available.

BASIS_CURRENCY_CODE

Indexed - no
Format - varchar2(5)
May be null? Yes

Denotes the currency of the Basis Value.
BASIS_VALUE

Indexed - no
Format – number(31,9)
May be null? Yes

Denotes the monetary amount used to determine the amount of a charge. For instance, this may include the declared value of an item.
CALENDAR_MONTH

Indexed - yes
Format - varchar2(2)
May be null? Yes

The number that identifies the calendar month (or accounting period).
Example: 01 (January); 11 (November).

Values:

01 January
02 February
03 March
04 April
05 May
06 June
07 July
08 August
09 September
10 October
11 November
12 December
13 Adjustment period

CALENDAR_YEAR

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The calendar year for the ACCOUNTING_PERIOD. The calendar year begins January 1 and ends December 31.
Example: 2008 (the CALENDAR_YEAR for ACCOUNTING_PERIOD JUL-2009).

Values:

List of values not available.

CHARGED_UNIT_QUANTITY

Indexed - no
Format - varchar2(10)
May be null? Yes

The number of times the charge detailed in charge description is being applied. For instance, this may include the number of Address Corrections applied to a shipment.
CHARGE_CLASSIFICATION_CODE

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(5)
May be null? Yes

FRT Transportation Charges
GOV Government Charges
BRK Brokerage Charges
ACC Accessorial Charges
FSC Fuel Surcharges
TAX Taxes
EXM Exemptions
MSC Miscellaneous Charges
(Blank) Data Unavailable
CHARGE_DESCRIPTION

Indexed - no
Format - varchar2(100)
May be null? Yes

Contains a textual description of the Charge Description Code.

CHARGE_DESCRIPTION_CODE

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(10)
May be null? Yes

Denotes the code associated with the charge.

COA_ACCOUNT

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(26)
May be null? Yes


The 26-digit account used in the allocation transaction. The COA_Account consists of seven segments:

COA_BC
COA_CNAC
COA_CREF
COA_FUND
COA_OBJECT
COA_ORG
COA_PROGRAM
COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

See also the definitions for

COA_BC
COA_CNAC
COA_CREF
COA_FUND
COA_OBJECT
COA_ORG
COA_PROGRAM
COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

COA_BC

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(1)
May be null? Yes

The budgetary control (BC) code used in the allocation transaction.

 

COA_CNAC

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(3)
May be null? Yes

The 3-character center net asset class (CNAC) code used in the allocation transaction.

 

COA_CREF

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character Center Reference (CREF) code used in the allocation transaction.

COA_FUND

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(6)
May be null? Yes

The 6-character fund number used in the allocation transaction.

COA_OBJECT

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character object code used in the allocation transaction.

 

COA_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character organization code used in the allocation transaction.

COA_PROGRAM

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character program code used in the allocation transaction.

COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character code for the organization responsible for managing the fund used in the allocation transaction.

 

CURRENCY_CODE

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(5)
May be null? Yes

Denotes the currency type associated with monetary amounts within the file.

DEFAULT_COA_ACCOUNT

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(26)
May be null? Yes

The 26-digit account used in the allocation transaction. The Default_COA_Account consists of seven segments:

DEFAULT_COA_BC
DEFAULT_COA_CNAC
DEFAULT_COA_CREF
DEFAULT_COA_FUND
DEFAULT_COA_OBJECT
DEFAULT_COA_ORG
DEFAULT_COA_PROGRAM
DEFAULT_COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

See also the definitions for

DEFAULT_COA_BC
DEFAULT_COA_CNAC
DEFAULT_COA_CREF
DEFAULT_COA_FUND
DEFAULT_COA_OBJECT
DEFAULT_COA_ORG
DEFAULT_COA_PROGRAM
DEFAULT_COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

DEFAULT_COA_BC

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(1)
May be null? Yes

The budgetary control (BC) code used in the allocation transaction.

 

DEFAULT_COA_CNAC

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(3)
May be null? Yes

The 3-character center net asset class (CNAC) code used in the allocation transaction.

DEFAULT_COA_CREF

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character Center Reference (CREF) code used in the allocation transaction.

DEFAULT_COA_FUND

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(6)
May be null? Yes

The 6-character fund number used in the allocation transaction.

DEFAULT_COA_OBJECT

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character object code used in the allocation transaction.

DEFAULT_COA_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character organization code used in the allocation transaction.

DEFAULT_COA_PROGRAM

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character program code used in the allocation transaction.

 

DEFAULT_COA_RESPONSIBLE_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The 4-character code for the organization responsible for managing the fund used in the allocation transaction.

 

EXTRACT_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date
May be null? Yes

Represents the day that data was successfully extracted from the Express Mail application and fed to the General Ledger and then to the Data Warehouse.

FISCAL_MONTH_SEQ

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(2)
May be null? Yes

The month (or accounting period) of the fiscal year. This field is used for sorting.
Examples: 01 (July); 11 (May). See also FISCAL_YEAR

Values:

01 July
02 August
03 September
04 October
05 November
06 December
07 January
08 February
09 March
10 April
11 May
12 June
13 Adjustment period

FISCAL_YEAR

Indexed - yes
Format – varchar2(4)
May be null? Yes

The financial year in which the ACCOUNTING_PERIOD falls. Penn's fiscal year begins July 1 of one calendar year and ends June 30 of the next calendar year.
Example: 2008 (fiscal year that began July 1, 2007, and ended June 30, 2008)

Values:

List of values not available.  

HIBERNATE_ID

Indexed - yes
Format - number(12)
May be null? Yes

A sequence of numbers used to uniquely identify a row within the table.

PACKAGE_CHARGE_ID

Indexed - yes
Format - number(12)
May be null? Yes

Unique identifier of each package.

 

PENN_AMOUNT

Indexed - no
Format - number(25,2)
May be null? Yes

Associated charge for each shipment.

PENN_LAWSON_CODE

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(6)
May be null? Yes

Utilized by UPHS for the purposes of aligning costs appropriately within their Lawson System.

 

SCALE_WEIGHT

Indexed - no
Format - number(10,1)
May be null? Yes

Package weight measured utilizing a standard scale.

 

SCALE_WEIGHT_UOM

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(5)
May be null? Yes

Identifies the unit of measure utilized when weighing a package.

TAX_INDICATOR

Indexed - no
Format – varchar2(5)
May be null? Yes

Indicates whether or not a tax has been applied to a transaction.

 

TRANSACTION_MASTER_ID

Indexed - yes
Format - number(12)
May be null? No

A sequence of numbers used to uniquely identify a transaction.


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