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BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES Table - Data Element Index

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Data element Definition

ACCOUNTANT_NAME

Indexed - no
Format - char (20)
May be null - yes

The name of the accountant in the Office of Research Services who is responsible for monitoring the FUND_CODE.

Note: the value is stored in upper case.

Example: 'ALIYU MOHAMMED'

BRIM source: ARRECR.code (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract - fnd_flex_values_description)

ACCT_DESK_NUMBER

Indexed - yes
Format - char (4)
May be null? no

The code that identifies the desk of the accountant in the Office of Research Services who is responsible for monitoring the FUND_CODE.

Example: 7

BRIM source: ARRECR.taxdist (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract - fnd_flex_values_vl.flex_value)

ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (6)
May be null? no

The accounting period when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This is based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, and is stated in MON-YY format. MON is the calendar month (stored in upper case), and YY is the calendar year.

Note: the beginning and ending dates of an accounting period are not the same as the first and last day of the calendar month.

Note: because the ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT is based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, there is no snapshot for the ADJ period.

Example: SEP-02 (September, 2002, which occurs in fiscal year 2003).

ACCT_PHONE_NUMBER

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

The telephone number of the accountant in the Office of Research Services who is responsible for monitoring the FUND_CODE.

Example: 215/573-6716

BRIM source: ARRECR.fob

AUTO_PAY_FREQUENCY

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

A number used with AUTO_PAY_PERIOD to indicate how often an automatic payment installment is due for the FUND_CODE.

Example: If AUTO_PAY_PERIOD is M, and AUTO_PAY_FREQUENCY is 3, an automatic payment installment is due every 3 months (that is, quarterly).

BRIM source: ARRECR.period

AUTO_PAY_PERIOD

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

A one-character code used with AUTO_PAY_FREQUENCY to indicate how often an automatic payment installment is due for the FUND_CODE.

Example: If AUTO_PAY_PERIOD is M, and AUTO_PAY_FREQUENCY is 3, an automatic payment installment is due every 3 months (that is, quarterly).


Values: 

M (months); D (days)

BRIM source: ARRECR.period

AUTOPAY_REFERENCE_NO

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

A code of up to 8 characters that identifies an automatic payment profile for the sponsor. The value is usually the same as the value of FUND_CODE, but BRIM does not require the values to be the same.

Example: 539354

BRIM source: ARRECR.autono (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract - fnd_flex_values_vl.flex_value)

BILLING_FORMAT_CODE

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

A 2-character code that indicates the format in which the bill for the fund is rendered.

Examples: 07 (Automatic Payments); 08 (Invoiced by Department)


Values: 

Refer to the FUND_BILLING_FORMAT_CODES table for 

values.

BRIM source: ARRECR.salesmn (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract - fnd_flex_values_vl.attribute27)

BILLING_FREQUENCY_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char (2)
May be null? no

A 2-character code that indicates how often, or on what schedule, the fund is billed.

Examples: 20 (Automatic [no invoice required]; Q1); 25 (Automatic [no invoice required]; by schedule)

BRIM source: ARRECR.stkcode (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract - fnd_flex_values_vl.attribute26)

BILLING_RATE

Indexed - no
Format - number (13,2)
May be null? yes

The amount of an automatic payment installment


Values: 

-99,999,999,999.99 to 99,999,999,999.99

BRIM source: ARRECR.extprice

BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date (7)
May be null? yes

The date when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was loaded into the Data Warehouse. This is usually the same date that the record was extracted from BRIM.

This information is stored in the Warehouse in date format. In Business Objects, it is displayed as specified in the desktop operating system settings. It is recommended that users specify a date format that includes 4 digits for the year. (To specify the date format in Windows 95, choose the Regional Settings of the Control Panel, select the Date tab and specify the Short date style. In Windows, use the International option of the Control Panel. On the Macintosh, use the Date & Time Control Panel.)

Example: 9/19/2002

CALENDAR_YEAR_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (4)
May be null? no

The 4-character number that identifies the calendar year of the accounting period when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This is based on the ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT.
The calendar year begins January 1 and ends December 31.

Example: 2002 (the CALENDAR_YEAR for ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT SEP-02).

COMMENT_ID

Indexed - yes
Format - char (6)
May be null? yes

A 6-character code that identifies a comment associated with the automatic payment profile for the FUND_CODE.

Note: a reference table for these comment codes is not yet available in the Data Warehouse

BRIM source: ARRECR.commid

CREATION_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date(7)
May be null? yes

The date when the automatic payment profile record was created in BRIM.

This information is stored in the Warehouse in date format. In Business Objects, it is displayed as specified in the desktop operating system settings. It is recommended that users specify a date format that includes 4 digits for the year. (To specify the date format in Windows 95, choose the Regional Settings of the Control Panel, select the Date tab and specify the Short date style. In Windows, use the International option of the Control Panel. On the Macintosh, use the Date & Time Control Panel.)

Example: 1/13/2002

BRIM source: ARRECR.entered

FISCAL_MON_SEQ_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (2)
May be null? no

The month (accounting period) of the fiscal year of the accounting period when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This field is used for sorting.

Note: because the FISCAL_MON_SEQ_SNAPSHOT is ultimately based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, there is no snapshot for month 13 (the ADJ period).


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

FISCAL_YEAR_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (4)
May be null? no

The financial year of the accounting period when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot. Penn's fiscal year begins July 1 of one calendar year and ends June 30 of the next calendar year.

Example: 2003 (the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, in which BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE 9/19/2002 falls.)

FUND_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char (6)
May be null? no

The 6-character code that identifies the sponsored project fund that is on an automatic payment schedule. The fund code is the unique identifier for a specific set of financial resources that needs
tracking or management.

Example: 539354


Values: 

Refer to the BRIM_FUNDS table for values.

BRIM source: ARRECR.item (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt
extract-fnd_flex_values_vl.flex_value)

FUND_INVOICE_NUMBER

Indexed - yes
Format - char (20)
May be null? yes

A value in the format FFFFFF-0001, where FFFFFF is the FUND_CODE, and 0001 is the sequence number (including leading zeroes) to be used for the first invoice created for the fund.

BRIM source: ARRECR.ponum (based on data fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt extract-fnd_flex_values_vl.flex_value)

FUND_RESP_ORG

Indexed - yes
Format - char (4)
May be null? no

The 4-character code for the organization responsible for managing the fund (FUND_CODE). Many organizations may use the same fund, but only one organization - the FUND_RESP_ORG -- is accountable for managing the fund. Only those who are authorized to access records for the FUND_RESP_ORG may access the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record.

Example: 0103 (Biology)


Values: 

Refer to the ORG_CODES table for values.

BRIM source: ARINVT.lead

LAST_BILL_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date (7)
May be null? yes

The date when a receivable record (invoice) was last created for an automatic payment installment for the FUND_CODE.

This information is stored in the Warehouse in date format. In Business Objects, it is displayed as specified in the desktop operating system settings. It is recommended that users specify a date format that includes 4 digits for the year. (To specify the date format in Windows 95, choose the Regional Settings of the Control Panel, select the Date tab and specify the Short date style. In Windows, use the International option of the Control Panel. On the Macintosh, use the Date & Time Control Panel.)

Example: 1/15/2002

BRIM source: ARRECR.lastbill

MAX_PAYMENT_COUNT

Indexed - no
Format - number (3)
May be null? yes

The total number of automatic payment installments expected for the life of the FUND_CODE.

BRIM source: ARRECR.max

MONTH_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (2)
May be null? no

The 2-character number that identifies the calendar month (or accounting period) when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This is based on the ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT.

Note: because the MONTH_SNAPSHOT is ultimately based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, there is no snapshot for the month 13 (the ADJ period).


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

NEXT_BILL_DATE

Indexed - no
Format - date (7)
May be null? yes

The next date when a receivable record (invoice) ought to be created for an automatic payment installment for the FUND_CODE. (BRIM determines this date based on the auto pay frequency, the auto pay period, the last bill date, the maximum payment count, and the used payment count.)

This information is stored in the Warehouse in date format. In Business Objects, it is displayed as specified in the desktop operating system settings. It is recommended that users specify a date format that includes 4 digits for the year. (To specify the date format in Windows 95, choose the Regional Settings of the Control Panel, select the Date tab and specify the Short date style. In Windows, use the International option of the Control Panel. On the Macintosh, use the Date & Time Control Panel.)

Example: 2/15/2002

BRIM source: ARRECR.nextbill

PBIL

Indexed - no
Format - number (13,2)
May be null? yes

The total authorized billing amount for the FUND_CODE.


Values: 

-99,999,999,999.99 to 99,999,999,999.99

BRIM source: ARRECR.price (based on data fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTASSET.txt extract -gl.gl_je_headers.entered_dr and gl.gl_je_headers.entered_cr)

PROJECT_TITLE

Indexed - no
Format - char (200)
May be null? yes

The title of the sponsored project funded via the FUND_CODE. See also PROJECT_TITLE in the BRIM_FUNDS table.

Note: The value is the title as typed into BRIM by ORS staff. For example, some values are in upper case, while others are in mixed case.

Note: due to a system error, records created prior to June 15, 2002 may have a PROJECT_TITLE whose value is actually the SPONSOR_REF_ID.

Example: 'Analysis of Ligand Binding ErbB Receptor Tyrosine Kinases'

BRIM source: ARRECR.descrip (taken in BRIM from ARINVT.descrip1)

QUARTER_SEQ_SNAPSHOT

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

The quarter of the fiscal year when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This is based on the ACCT_PER_SNAPSHOT.


Values: 

1 First quarter (July-September)

2 Second quarter (October-December)

3 Third quarter (January-March)

4 Fourth quarter (April-Adjustment period)

SORT_PERIOD_SNAPSHOT

Indexed - yes
Format - char (6)
May be null? no

The accounting period when the BRIMAUTOPAY_PROFILES record was snapshot This is based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, and is stated YYYYMM format. YYYY is the calendar year, and MM is the calendar month.

Note: the beginning and ending dates of an accounting period are not the same as the first and last day of the calendar month.

Note: because the SORT_PERIOD_SNAPSHOT is based on the BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE, there are no records for month 13.

Example: 200209 (the SORT_PERIOD_SNAPSHOT for BRIM_EXTRACT_DATE 9/19/2002, which falls in SEP-02)

SPONSOR_CODE

Indexed - yes
Format - char (4)
May be null? no

The 4-character code that identifies the external organization that sponsors the fund.

Examples: 1010 Department of the Army); 1529 (Proctor & Gamble).


Values: 

Refer to the FUND_SPONSORS table for values.

BRIM source: ARRECR.custno (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt
extract-fnd_flex_values_vl.attribute4)

SPONSOR_REF_ID

Indexed - yes
Format - varchar2 (35)
May be null? yes

The identification number that is assigned to the award by the sponsoring agency. (The award for the sponsored project may be distributed among one or more FUND_CODEs.)

Example: DAMD-17-94-J-1433 (an award identification number assigned by the Department of the Army)

Note: due to a system error, records created prior to June 15, 2002 may have a null value for SPONSOR_REF_ID.

BRIM source: ARRECR.shipvia (fed to BRIM from BEN Financials via the SBTFUND.txt
extract-fnd_flex_values_vl.description)

USED_PAYMENT_COUNT

Indexed - no
Format - number (3)
May be null? yes

The total number of automatic payment installments for the FUND_CODE, for which a receivable record (invoice) has been created. (One invoice is created for each installment.)

BRIM source: ARRECR.used

 
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