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Overview
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Overview

The HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_TL table is a core translation table within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Receivables (AR) module. It functions as the multilingual repository for the descriptive, user-facing names of style formats. These style formats are master reference data used to define the presentation or formatting rules for various entities, such as addresses or names, within the Trading Community Architecture (TCA) foundation. The table's primary role is to support the localization of the EBS application by storing translated values for the STYLE_FORMAT_NAME column, enabling the system to display format descriptions in a user's preferred language. It is a child table that depends on the base data table, HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B.

Key Information Stored

The table stores the translated textual attributes for each style format code. Its structure is typical of an EBS translation table, combining a key from the base table with a language identifier. The primary key is a composite of STYLE_FORMAT_CODE and LANGUAGE. The most critical column is STYLE_FORMAT_NAME, which holds the translated description of the style format (e.g., "US Address Format" or "Japanese Name Format"). Other standard translation table columns include SOURCE_LANG, which records the original language of the data entry, and CREATED_BY, CREATION_DATE, LAST_UPDATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_DATE, and LAST_UPDATE_LOGIN for auditing purposes. The LANGUAGE column uses Oracle's language codes (e.g., 'US' for American English).

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is primarily accessed by the application's user interface layer to display translated format descriptions based on the session language. Common operational use cases include generating localized reports or lists of available formatting styles for setup tasks. A typical query would join this table to its base table to retrieve a complete, language-specific description of all style formats. For example, to retrieve all style format names for the current session language, one might use: SELECT b.STYLE_FORMAT_CODE, tl.STYLE_FORMAT_NAME FROM HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B b, HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_TL tl WHERE b.STYLE_FORMAT_CODE = tl.STYLE_FORMAT_CODE AND tl.LANGUAGE = USERENV('LANG'); Data in this table is usually maintained via the Oracle Applications' translation utilities or the relevant setup forms in the TCA or Receivables modules, not via direct SQL manipulation.

Related Objects

The table has a direct and singular dependency on its base table, as documented in the provided metadata.

  • HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B: This is the base table that holds the core, non-translatable attributes for style formats. The relationship is enforced by a foreign key where HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_TL.STYLE_FORMAT_CODE references HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B. All records in the TL table must have a corresponding master record in the B table.
As a translation table, HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_TL is also intrinsically linked to the application's multilingual architecture and is queried by the underlying TCA and AR application programming interfaces (APIs) that handle style format data retrieval.