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CRSE_PREREQ Table - Data Element Index

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

Data element Definition
Activity_Date

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

The latest date the record was updated in the source. Source field: SCRRTST_ACTIVITY_DATE.

Concurrency_Ind

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(1)
May be Null? Y

Indicates that the course and the pre-requisite course can be taken at the same time. Source field: SCRRTST_CONCURRENCY_CDE.

Course_Id

Indexed - yes
Format - Varchar2(9)
May be Null? Y

Subject area and Course Number concatenated, with no space between the subject and course number.

Course_Id_Prereq

Indexed - yes
Format - Varchar2(9)
May be Null? Y

Similar format as Course_ID: Subject Area and Course Number of the prerequisite course.

Course_Num

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

Four digit number that, along with the Subject, identifies the course. Source field: SCRRTST_CRSE_NUMB.

Course_Num_Prereq

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

Four digit course number that, along with the SUBJECT_PREREQ, defines the pre-requisite course. Source field: SCRRTST_CRSE_NUMB_PREQ.

Crse_Prereq_Pk

Indexed - yes
Format - Varchar2(24)
May be Null? N

Internal warehouse primary key, based on Subject, Course Number, Term, pre-requisite Subject, and pre-requisite Course Number.

Effective_Term

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

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

Min_Grade

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

Minimum grade that can be used to meet the pre-requisite. Source field: SCRRTST_MIN_GRDE.

Prereq_Level

Indexed - no
Format - Varchar2(2)
May be Null? Y

Level code for the grade received in the pre-requisite course. Source field: SCRRTST_LEVL_CODE. Source validation table: STVLEVL. Data Warehouse validation table: V_STDNT_LEVEL.

Refresh_Date

Indexed - no
Format - Date
May be Null? Y

The latest date this warehouse table was refreshed.

Sequence_Num

Indexed - no
Format - Number
May be Null? Y

Internal sequence number used to define the presentation order in the source system.

Subject

Indexed - yes
Format - Varchar2(4)
May be Null? Y

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

Subject_Prereq

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

Subject area of the pre-requisite course. Source field: SCRRTST_SUBJ_CODE_PREQ. Source validation table: STVSUBJ. Data Warehouse validation table: V_SUBJECT.

Term

Indexed - yes
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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