Search Results igf_ap_inc_prct_alv_uk

Overview

The table IGF_AP_INC_PRCT_ALV is a core data structure within the Oracle E-Business Suite's Financial Aid module (IGF). Its primary function is to store the allowance percentages used in the calculation of a student's financial need, specifically within the context of the Income Protection Allowance (IPA). This table acts as a master repository for the percentage values applied against income, which are critical for determining the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) in need analysis methodologies. The official ETRM documentation explicitly marks this table as OBSOLETE, indicating it is a legacy object that may have been superseded in later application versions or patches. Despite this status, it remains a valid table in the schema for release 12.1.1 and 12.2.2, and understanding its structure is essential for supporting, customizing, or migrating existing implementations.

Key Information Stored

The table's design centers on defining the context and value for income protection allowance percentages. Its primary key is the unique identifier IPA_ID. The table enforces business rules through a unique key constraint (IGF_AP_INC_PRCT_ALV_UK) that combines several contextual columns: CI_CAL_TYPE and CI_SEQUENCE_NUMBER (which link to the academic calendar instance), METHOD_CODE (which links to the specific need analysis methodology, such as Federal Methodology), TABLE_CODE (identifying the specific allowance table), and NUM_PPL_HOUSEHOLD (the number of people in the household). This structure ensures that the correct percentage value is retrieved based on the student's specific demographic and institutional context during automated need analysis processing.

Common Use Cases and Queries

The primary use case for this table is the batch or real-time calculation of financial need. A typical query would retrieve the applicable allowance percentage for a given set of criteria to be used in a larger calculation routine. For instance, a PL/SQL package within the Financial Aid module might execute a query similar to the following pattern to fetch the necessary data point:

SELECT percentage_value
FROM igf_ap_inc_prct_alv
WHERE ci_cal_type = :l_cal_type
AND ci_sequence_number = :l_sequence_num
AND method_code = :l_method
AND table_code = :l_table
AND num_ppl_household = :l_household_size;

Reporting use cases include auditing the configured allowance percentages for different academic years and methodologies, or analyzing the historical values used in aid calculations for compliance or reconciliation purposes. Given its obsolete status, direct interaction with this table for new developments is discouraged in favor of supported public APIs.

Related Objects

Based on the documented foreign key relationships, IGF_AP_INC_PRCT_ALV is integrally connected to other core Financial Aid tables. It references two parent tables: IGS_CA_INST_ALL (via CI_CAL_TYPE and CI_SEQUENCE_NUMBER) to tie the percentages to a specific academic calendar instance, and IGF_AP_NEED_MTH_TYP (via METHOD_CODE) to associate the values with a need analysis methodology. Furthermore, it is referenced as a parent table by IGF_AP_INC_PC_AL_DT via the IPA_ID column. This child table likely stores the detailed allowance data or thresholds that utilize the percentage defined in the master IGF_AP_INC_PRCT_ALV record, forming a key part of the need calculation data model.