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Overview

The CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_V view is a Service (CS) module database object owned by the APPS schema. It presents the set of valid subject-and-object type pairings that may be linked within the Service Request linking framework. In Oracle EBS, Service Requests can be associated with other entities — such as service requests, orders, or items — through link types that define the nature of the relationship. Each link type permits only specific combinations of subject and object types, and this view exposes those permissible combinations in a denormalized, human-readable form.

Because the view joins identifier columns to their descriptive translations, it is well suited for reporting, data validation, and integration scenarios where an application or user must determine whether a given subject type may be linked to a given object type under a particular link type. It is read-only by design, and it is populated entirely from the underlying base objects; no materialized or transactional data is introduced.

Underlying Base Objects

The view is defined over the following documented objects:

• CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ (referenced in the metadata as a synonym; the primary source of LINK_VALID_OBJ rows)
• CS_SR_LINK_TYPES_VL (view) — supplies the link type name and description
• JTF_OBJECTS_VL (view) — joined twice, once as the subject type source and once as the object type source

Internally, the base table CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ stores the relationship between a link type and the subject/object type codes it permits. The view enriches each row by joining SUBJECT_TYPE and OBJECT_TYPE to JTF_OBJECTS_VL.OBJECT_CODE, resolving both into descriptive NAME and DESCRIPTION values. The link type is resolved against CS_SR_LINK_TYPES_VL.LINK_TYPE_ID. All joins are inner joins on the respective identifiers, so only valid, resolvable pairings appear in the output.

Key Columns

• LINK_VALID_OBJ_ID — Primary identifier for the valid-object record.
• LINK_TYPE_ID — Identifier of the associated link type; joins to CS_SR_LINK_TYPES_VL.
• NAME, DESCRIPTION — Name and description of the link type.
• SUBJECT_TYPE — The object code representing the subject side of the link.
• SUBJECT_NAME, SUBJECT_DESCRIPTION — Descriptive attributes resolved for the subject type.
• OBJECT_TYPE — The object code representing the object side of the link.
• OBJECT_NAME, OBJECT_DESCRIPTION — Descriptive attributes resolved for the object type.
• START_DATE_ACTIVE, END_DATE_ACTIVE — Effective dating that bounds when the valid object pairing is active.
• SEEDED_FLAG — Indicates whether the row was seeded by Oracle or created by a user.
• SECURITY_GROUP_ID — Used in multi-organization security contexts.
• Audit columns — CREATION_DATE, CREATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_DATE, LAST_UPDATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_LOGIN, and APPLICATION_ID.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This view is typically used to validate or display the allowable link configurations for Service Requests, and to drive pick lists and dependent field logic in custom extensions or integrations.

To list all valid subject/object combinations for a given link type:

• SELECT LINK_TYPE_ID, SUBJECT_NAME, OBJECT_NAME FROM CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_V WHERE LINK_TYPE_ID = :p_link_type_id AND SYSDATE BETWEEN NVL(START_DATE_ACTIVE, SYSDATE) AND NVL(END_DATE_ACTIVE, SYSDATE);

To identify seeded versus user-defined valid objects:

• SELECT SEEDED_FLAG, COUNT(*) FROM CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_V GROUP BY SEEDED_FLAG;

To determine whether a specific pairing is permitted:

• SELECT COUNT(*) FROM CS_SR_LINK_VALID_OBJ_V WHERE LINK_TYPE_ID = :id AND SUBJECT_TYPE = :subject AND OBJECT_TYPE = :object;

Because the view relies on JTF_OBJECTS_VL and CS_SR_LINK_TYPES_VL, the returned names reflect the current translated values, making the output suitable for direct presentation in reports and concurrent program extracts.