Search Results igs_ad_unit_sets




Overview

The IGS_AD_UNIT_SETS table is a core data object within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Student System (IGS). It functions as a master repository for storing details related to desired unit sets. In the context of student administration, a unit set typically represents a defined collection of academic units or courses that a student intends to or is required to complete, such as a major, minor, or specialization track within a program. This table is integral to managing a student's academic plan and tracking their progression against defined curricular requirements during the admission and enrollment processes.

Key Information Stored

While the provided metadata does not list specific columns, the primary key is documented as UNIT_SET_ID, which is the unique identifier for each unit set record. Based on the table's purpose and common patterns in the IGS schema, it is reasonable to infer that this table stores critical attributes for each unit set. These likely include a code and description for the unit set, its effective dates (start and end), its academic level, and its relationship to a parent academic program or course. The table may also contain control attributes such as creation date, created by, last update date, and last updated by to support audit trails.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is central to operations involving student academic planning and reporting. Common use cases include generating lists of available unit sets for a specific program during application or enrollment, validating a student's unit set selection against business rules, and reporting on student enrollment distributions across different majors or specializations. A typical query might join IGS_AD_UNIT_SETS to related student application or program tables to retrieve a candidate's selected academic path.

  • Sample Query Pattern: Retrieving active unit sets for a program.
    SELECT unit_set_id, unit_set_cd, description FROM igs.igs_ad_unit_sets WHERE program_id = :p_program_id AND SYSDATE BETWEEN start_dt AND NVL(end_dt, SYSDATE);
  • Reporting Use Case: Analyzing the count of applicants or enrolled students per desired unit set to inform faculty resource planning and curriculum development.

Related Objects

The IGS_AD_UNIT_SETS table is a foundational entity within the Student System's data model. It will have relationships with numerous other IGS tables. It is directly referenced by the primary key constraint IGS_AD_UNIT_SETS_PK. Key related objects likely include student application tables (e.g., IGS_AD_APPL), program offering tables, and tables that define the detailed composition of the unit set (i.e., which specific units belong to the set). It may also be referenced by key APIs and views that serve the student admission and academic planning modules, ensuring data integrity and providing abstraction layers for application logic.