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ROOMS_HISTORY Table - Data Element Index

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



Data Element Definition
ACCOUNTING_UNIT

Indexed - yes
Format - char(15)
May be null? no

No longer used following the migration from FacilityCenter to TRIRIGA in April 2014.

Accounting unit associated with this room. The association of an accounting unit with a room indicates that the entire room, or portions of the room, is occupied by the Health System.

BUILDING_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char(16)
May be null? no

Unique identifier for a building. Four digits, zero filled, for older buildings; five digits for newer buildings constructed since the implementation of FacilityCenter.

CALENDAR_MONTH

Indexed - yes
Format - char(2)
May be null? yes

The calendar month for the ACCOUNTING_PERIOD.For cases in which the snapshot is for the 13th fiscal month, the CALENDAR_MONTH will be set to 13.

CALENDAR_YEAR

Indexed - yes
Format - char(4)
May be null? yes

The calendar year for the ACCOUNTING_PERIOD. The calendar year begins January 1 and ends December 31. Example: 1996 (the CALENDAR_YEAR for ACCOUNTING_PERIOD JUL-96).

DATE_LAST_SURVEYED

Indexed - no
Format - char(16)
May be null? no

Date of last physical survey of the room.

DATE_MODIFIED

Indexed - no
Format - date
May be null? yes

The date associated with the most recent update to the ROOMS or ROOM UTILIZATION records, prior to the extract for SpaceHistory and made through the Space@Penn Web Updater. Any update to the basic room information (as contained in this, the ROOMS table) or changes to the program activity data stored in the ROOMS UTILIZATION table will be reflected in this field.

EMERGENCY_CONTACT

Indexed - no
Format - char(40)
May be null? yes

No longer used following the migration from FacilityCenter to TRIRIGA in April 2014.

Name and emergency phone number for the contact for the room. This data is not tied to any other system and is stored as a string value.

EXTRACT_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date
May be null? yes

Date of the last extract of the record from TRIRIGA to the Data Warehouse.

FISCAL_MONTH_SEQ

Indexed - yes
Format - char(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

FISCAL_YEAR

Indexed - yes
Format - char(4)
May be null? yes

The financial year within 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: 2000 (fiscal year that began July 1, 1999, and ended June 30, 2000)

FLOOR_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char(8)
May be null? no

Identifies the floor within the building that contains the room.

FLOOR_LOCATION

Indexed - no
Format - char(8)
May be null? yes

The area or section in which the room is located on the floor (the field was formerly referred to as "area" in FacilityCenter).

NET_AREA

Indexed - no
Format - number(12,4)
May be null? yes

Net area is calculated from the CAD drawings of the building's floors.

OCCUPIED_INDICATOR

Indexed - no
Format - char(1)
May be null? yes

No longer used following the migration from FacilityCenter to TRIRIGA in April 2014.

Used by Facilities Services to indicate that a room is occupied or assigned to an organization and by the School of Medicine to indicate that a room is assigned to a Principle Investigator (for research space) or there is an occupant (non-research space.)

ORIG_UP_ROOM_CODE

Indexed - no
Format - char(16)
May be null? yes

The original University room code. For Health System buildings, the ROOM_CODE field now contains the Health System code; ORIG_UP_ROOM_CODE stores the original room code for historical purposes in those cases.

RESPONSIBLE_CTR

Indexed - yes
Format - char(2)
May be null? yes

A 2-digit number used to identify the school or center having primary (budgetary) responsibility for the room. The code set is from the University General Ledger. May or may not be the same as Occupying Organizations.

RESPONSIBLE_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format - char(4)
May be null? yes

A 4-character code used to identify the organization having primary (budgetary) responsibility for the room. The code set is from the University General Ledger. May or may not be the same as Occupying Organizations.

ROOM_CLASS_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char(3)
May be null? yes

Also known as HEGIS Architectural Use code; relating to the room's main purpose.

ROOM_CLASS_TYPE

Indexed - yes
Format - char(3)
May be null? yes

Also known as HEGIS Architectural Room Type; a finer categorization of the room's main purpose.

ROOM_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char(16)
May be null? no

Uniquely identifies the room within a building. This may contain letters, numbers, and symbols.

ROOM_DESCRIPTION

Indexed - yes
Format - char(32)
May be null? yes

Free-form text description of a room, describing the type of room or giving a name for the room. This data element may be null, and is used in the School of Medicine to further differentiate the room's class and type.

ROOM_LOCATION

Indexed - yes
Format - char(72)
May be null? no

A concatenation of Property, Building, Area, Floor and Room codes to uniquely identify a room. The location code is built by TRIRIGA.

STORAGE_INDICATOR

Indexed - no
Format - char(1)
May be null? yes

Indicates whether (Y/N) the room is used for storage.

SUBLOCATION_TYPE

Indexed - no
Format - char(18)
May be null? yes

A descriptor of space used internally by Facilities and Real Estate Services.

USER_LAST_NAME_MODIFIED

Indexed - no
Format - char(25)
May be null? yes

The last name (and first initial) of the person who performed the last update to the room data, either in the ROOMS or ROOM UTILIZATION tables. Corresponds to the USER_NAME_MODIFIED.

USER_NAME_MODIFIED

Indexed - no
Format - char(12)
May be null? yes

Erroneously named, this is actually the Penn ID of the person who performed the last update to the room data, either in the ROOMS or ROOM UTILIZATION tables.
 
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