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CRSE_ATTRIBUTE Table - Data Element Index

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

Data element Definition
Attribute_Code

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(4)
May be Null? Y

Code for the attribute associated with this course record. Source field: SCRATTR_ATTR_CODE. Source validation table: STVATTR. Data Warehouse validation table: V_CRSE_PROG_ATTR.

Course_Id

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(9)
May be Null? Y

Subject area and course number displayed together (no space added).

Course_Num

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(5)
May be Null? Y

Part of the unique identifer of a course: the course number and subject area, along with the effective term, uniquely identify a course. Most course numbers consist of 4 digits. Courses that are multi-term will also have an alpha character following the number. Source field: SCRATTR_CRSE_NUMB.

Crse_Attribute_Pk

Indexed - yes
Format - Varchar2(19)
May be Null? N

Internal warehouse primary key, based on the subject code, course number, term, and attribute code.

Effective_Term

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(6)
May be Null? Y

First term of this version of this course record. In the source system, courses are stored by effective term. Source field: SCRATTR_EFF_TERM. Source validation table: STVTERM. Data Warehouse validation table: V_TERM.

Activity_Date

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

The latest date the Course Attribute information was updated in the source table SCRATTR.

Refresh_Date

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

The latest date this warehouse table was refreshed.

Subject

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(4)
May be Null? Y

Subject area of the course. Source field: SCRATTR_SUBJ_CODE. Source validation table: STVSUBJ. Data Warehouse validation table: V_SUBJECT.

Term

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(6)
May be Null? Y

A term in which this course version is in effect. The term-effective records in the source are turned into term-by-term records in the Data Warehouse extract/load process.

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