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GF_TERM Table - Data Element Index

Select a data element to view its definition and its indexed, format, and null values.

Data element Definition
Acad_Yr_Order

Indexed - no
Format - Number
May be Null? Y

Used to display terms in Academic Year order for the purposes of Grad Funding. 1 = Fall, 2 = Spring, 3 = Summer-1, 4 = Summer-2

Note that this does not reflect the Provost Office's definition of Academic Year.

Banner_Code

Indexed - no
Format - Char
May be Null? Y

The two-digit term code used with the calendar year in Banner. 10 = Spring, 22 = Summer-1, 24 = Summer-2, 30 = Fall. So 201630 is Fall of 2016.

Calendar_Yr_Order

Indexed - no
Format - Number
May be Null? Y

Used to display terms in Calendar Year order. 1 = Spring, 2 = Summer-1, 3 = Summer-2 and 4 = Fall.

Ods_Etl_Update_Dt

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

Date the staging table was updated for this record.

Pls_Code

Indexed - no
Format - Char
May be Null? Y

The single digit term code used along with the calendar year in the PLS system. 1 = Spring, 2 = Summer-1, 3 = Summer-2 and 4 = Fall. So 20164 is Fall of 2016.

Pls_Term_Type

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(8)
May be Null? Y

For the Penn Loan System (PLS), this is a two-character indicator of the part of the year.

Values:
AY = standard academic year (Fall and Spring)
SS = Summer sessions (Summer-1 and Summer-2)

Pls_Year_Factor

Indexed - no
Format - Number
May be Null? Y

Sam_Code

Indexed - no
Format - Char
May be Null? Y

The one character term code used along with the calendar year in SAM. A = Summer-2, B = Fall and Spring, and C = Summer-1. So, for example, 2016C is Summer-1 of 2016.

Sam_Term_Flag

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(24)
May be Null? Y

Srs_Code

Indexed - no
Format - Char
May be Null? Y

The onecharacter term code used along with the calendar year in SRS. A = Spring, B = Summer, C = Fall. So, for example, 2016C is Fall of 2016.

Start_Day

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(28)
May be Null? Y

The day the term is considered as beginning, for the Grad Funding system's purposes. Note these dates are not the same as the term begin and end dates on the University's academic calendar.

Stg_Merge_Dt

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

Date the warehouse was last updated for this record.

Stop_Day

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(28)
May be Null? Y

The day the term is considered over, for the Grad Funding system's purposes. Note these dates are not the same as the term begin and end dates on the University's academic calendar.

Term_Desc

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(60)
May be Null? Y

Text descriptive name of the acdemic term:

Fall
Spring
Summer-1
Summer-2

Term_Id

Indexed - yes
Format - Number
May be Null? N

File key for the GF_TERM table.

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