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Overview

The HZ_STYLE_FMT_LOCALES table is a foundational data object within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Receivables (AR) module, specifically in the context of the Trading Community Architecture (TCA). It functions as a reference table that defines specific geographical and linguistic locales for style formats. These style formats govern the standardized presentation and validation rules for critical data elements, such as addresses, phone numbers, and tax identifiers, across the application. By linking a style format to a combination of language and territory, this table enables Oracle EBS to apply the correct formatting and validation rules based on a party's location, ensuring data consistency and compliance with regional standards.

Key Information Stored

The table's primary purpose is to map a unique locale to a specific style format. Its key columns include the surrogate primary key, STYLE_FMT_LOCALE_ID, and the critical foreign key, STYLE_FORMAT_CODE, which links to the master list of formats in HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B. The locale is defined by the combination of LANGUAGE_CODE and TERRITORY_CODE, which reference the FND_LANGUAGES and FND_TERRITORIES tables, respectively. This structure allows for granular control, supporting scenarios where a format may differ for the same territory but a different language (e.g., French versus English formatting in Canada) or for the same language across different territories.

Common Use Cases and Queries

A primary use case is the validation and formatting of postal addresses during data entry for customers, suppliers, or sites. When a user enters an address, the application queries this table to determine the applicable style format based on the entered country (territory) and language. For reporting or administration, common queries involve listing all locale assignments for a given style format or identifying which format is applied to a specific locale. A typical SQL pattern to retrieve this mapping would be:

• SELECT sfl.style_format_code, sfl.territory_code, sfl.language_code, fl.meaning as language_name FROM hz_style_fmt_locales sfl, fnd_languages fl WHERE sfl.language_code = fl.language_code AND sfl.territory_code = 'US';

Related Objects

The HZ_STYLE_FMT_LOCALES table is centrally connected to several key EBS foundation and TCA tables through documented foreign key relationships. It is a child table to HZ_STYLE_FORMATS_B, joined via the STYLE_FORMAT_CODE column, which holds the master definition of the format rules. For locale resolution, it references two standard Oracle application tables: FND_LANGUAGES (via LANGUAGE_CODE) and FND_TERRITORIES (via TERRITORY_CODE). These relationships ensure that the locale assignments are valid and that the style formats are invoked correctly by the TCA data management and validation engines throughout the suite.