Search Results fnd_printer_styles_tl_uk1

Overview

The FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL table is a core Application Object Library (FND) table within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) that stores translated text for printer style definitions. It is a translation table (indicated by the '_TL' suffix) that supports the multilingual capabilities of the system. Its primary role is to enable the display of user-friendly printer style names in the language of the end-user's session, as defined by the LANGUAGE column. This table works in conjunction with its base table, FND_PRINTER_STYLES, which holds the base language definitions and technical attributes for printer styles used across the application for formatting and directing printed output.

Key Information Stored

The table's structure is designed to manage multilingual labels for printer styles. The most critical columns are defined by its primary and unique keys. The primary key (FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL_PK) consists of PRINTER_STYLE_NAME and LANGUAGE, ensuring a unique translation entry per style per language. The PRINTER_STYLE_NAME is a foreign key to the base FND_PRINTER_STYLES table. The USER_PRINTER_STYLE_NAME column holds the actual translated, user-visible name for the style in the specified language. This column, combined with LANGUAGE, forms a unique key (FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL_UK1) to prevent duplicate display names within a language. Additional standard translation table columns, such as CREATED_BY, CREATION_DATE, LAST_UPDATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_DATE, LAST_UPDATE_LOGIN, and DESCRIPTION, are also present to track metadata.

Common Use Cases and Queries

A primary use case is querying for a list of printer styles available in a specific language for user interfaces or reports. Administrators may also query this table to audit or manage translations. A common SQL pattern retrieves the user-friendly name for a known technical style name in the current session language, often by joining to the base table for additional context.

• Retrieve Translated Styles for a Language: SELECT printer_style_name, user_printer_style_name FROM fnd_printer_styles_tl WHERE language = 'US';
• Join with Base Table for Full Context: SELECT b.style_type, tl.user_printer_style_name, tl.description FROM fnd_printer_styles b, fnd_printer_styles_tl tl WHERE b.printer_style_name = tl.printer_style_name AND tl.language = USERENV('LANG');
• Identify Missing Translations: Queries comparing entries in the base table against the translation table for a target language can highlight gaps in localization efforts.

Related Objects

The FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL table has a direct and singular foreign key relationship, as documented in the provided metadata. This relationship is fundamental to its purpose.

• FND_PRINTER_STYLES: This is the parent/base table. The foreign key from FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL.PRINTER_STYLE_NAME references the PRINTER_STYLE_NAME column in FND_PRINTER_STYLES. Every record in the translation table must correspond to a valid record in this base table. The join condition for retrieving complete, translated style information is FND_PRINTER_STYLES_TL.PRINTER_STYLE_NAME = FND_PRINTER_STYLES.PRINTER_STYLE_NAME.