Search Results igs_ps_unit_fld_stdy_pk

Overview

The IGS_PS_UNIT_FLD_STDY table is a core data structure within the Oracle E-Business Suite Student System (IGS). Its primary function is to establish and maintain the formal relationship between academic units (courses or subjects) and fields of study (academic disciplines or majors). This table acts as a junction or intersection entity, enabling the complex curricular modeling required by higher education institutions. It allows a single unit to be associated with multiple fields of study and, conversely, a field of study to encompass numerous units. This relationship is critical for program planning, student enrollment validation, academic auditing, and reporting on curriculum composition across different disciplines.

Key Information Stored

The table's structure is designed to link two primary entities via foreign key references. The most critical columns are the foreign keys that define the relationship. The UNIT_CODE and VERSION_NUMBER columns together reference a specific version of a unit from the IGS_PS_UNIT_VER_ALL table. The FIELD_OF_STUDY column references a defined academic discipline in the IGS_PS_FLD_OF_STUDY_ALL table. The table's primary key is the surrogate key UNIT_FIELD_OF_STUDY_ID, which provides a unique identifier for each association record. This design ensures referential integrity and supports efficient data management for these many-to-many relationships.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is central to queries that analyze curriculum alignment and support academic operations. A common use case is generating a report of all units required for a specific field of study. Another is validating whether a student enrolled in a particular major has completed the necessary unit requirements. Administrators may query it to assess the distribution of units across different disciplines for resource planning. A typical SQL pattern involves joining the table to its referenced master tables to retrieve descriptive information.

• Sample Query: To list all units associated with a given field of study:
  SELECT u.unit_code, u.title
FROM igs_ps_unit_fld_stdy fs
JOIN igs_ps_unit_ver_all u ON fs.unit_code = u.unit_code AND fs.version_number = u.version_number
WHERE fs.field_of_study = '&FIELD_OF_STUDY_CODE';

Related Objects

The IGS_PS_UNIT_FLD_STDY table has defined dependencies on two primary master tables, as documented by its foreign key constraints. These relationships are fundamental to its purpose.

• IGS_PS_FLD_OF_STUDY_ALL: This table defines the valid fields of study. The relationship is established via the column IGS_PS_UNIT_FLD_STDY.FIELD_OF_STUDY referencing this table.
• IGS_PS_UNIT_VER_ALL: This table contains the definitions and versions of all academic units. The relationship uses a composite foreign key where IGS_PS_UNIT_FLD_STDY.UNIT_CODE and IGS_PS_UNIT_FLD_STDY.VERSION_NUMBER together reference this table.

As a junction table, it is likely referenced by various student system forms, reports, and program logic modules that manage curriculum, enrollment, and academic progress.