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Overview
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Overview

The table IGF_DB_DISB_HOLDS_ALL is a core data repository within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Financial Aid module (IGF). Its primary function is to systematically record and manage administrative holds placed on the disbursement of financial aid funds to students. In the complex lifecycle of financial aid processing, this table serves as a critical control point, ensuring that disbursements are not released until specific institutional, regulatory, or compliance conditions are satisfied. It acts as a junction between the award disbursement schedule and the various business rules that can temporarily suspend payment, playing an essential role in audit trails and fund accountability in both EBS 12.1.1 and 12.2.2 environments.

Key Information Stored

The table's central entity is the individual hold, uniquely identified by the HOLD_ID column, which serves as the primary key. The most critical columns establish the link to the specific disbursement being held. While the provided metadata explicitly names the AWARD_ID column as part of a foreign key relationship, the logical model strongly implies the presence of a DISB_NUM column to uniquely identify a disbursement line within an award. Additional columns typically found in such a structure would include fields to define the hold type (e.g., academic progress, document verification, overaward), a reason code, the date the hold was applied and released, the user who initiated the action, and the current status of the hold (Active/Inactive).

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is central to operational reporting and process management in the Financial Aid Office. Common use cases include generating daily or weekly hold exception reports to identify students with blocked disbursements, tracking the resolution lifecycle of specific hold types, and auditing disbursement activity. A typical query would join this table to the disbursement and student master tables to list active holds. For example:

  • Identifying all active holds for a specific student or award to facilitate counseling.
  • Running a batch process to check for holds before initiating an automated disbursement run.
  • Creating compliance reports showing the volume and types of holds applied over a term.

A sample SQL pattern to find active disbursement holds would be: SELECT s.student_id, d.award_id, d.disb_num, h.hold_type, h.reason FROM igf_db_disb_holds_all h JOIN igf_aw_awd_disb_all d ON h.award_id = d.award_id AND h.disb_num = d.disb_num WHERE h.hold_status = 'ACTIVE';

Related Objects

IGF_DB_DISB_HOLDS_ALL has a direct and integral relationship with the core disbursement table. As documented in the provided metadata:

  • IGF_AW_AWD_DISB_ALL: This table stores the detailed schedule and records of financial aid disbursements. The foreign key relationship from IGF_DB_DISB_HOLDS_ALL (AWARD_ID, and implicitly DISB_NUM) references this table. This ensures every hold is attached to a valid, existing disbursement line. This is the primary join for any query relating holds to disbursement details.

While not listed in the excerpt, this table would also be referenced by various Financial Aid forms, concurrent programs for hold management, and likely by key APIs responsible for the disbursement release process.