Search Results layout_comp_qualifier_id

Overview

The HR_LAYOUT_COMP_QUALIFIERS table is a metadata repository within the Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources (PER) module. It serves as a foundational data dictionary object for the Self-Service Human Resources (SSHR) framework. Its primary role is to store a defined set of qualifiers that developers and system administrators can apply to modify the rendering behavior and presentation logic of user interface components in self-service pages. These qualifiers act as conditional attributes, enabling dynamic UI customization based on specific rules or contexts without altering the core component definition.

Key Information Stored

The table's structure is designed to uniquely identify and name each available layout qualifier. According to the provided metadata, the two critical columns are the primary and unique keys. The LAYOUT_COMP_QUALIFIER_ID column is the system-generated, numeric primary key (PK) that uniquely identifies each qualifier record. The QUALIFIER_NAME column holds the unique, descriptive name of the qualifier (e.g., 'VISIBLE', 'REQUIRED', 'DISPLAY_HINT'), which is referenced within the UI component definitions or personalization layers to apply specific rendering rules. The exact list of standard qualifier names is defined by Oracle's SSHR architecture.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is primarily referenced during the runtime generation of self-service pages and in administrative contexts for validation. A common technical use case is querying the master list of all available qualifiers to understand the system's UI customization capabilities or to verify a qualifier's existence before referencing it in a customization script. While direct data manipulation is rare, a typical query would be:

• Retrieving all defined qualifiers: SELECT layout_comp_qualifier_id, qualifier_name FROM hr_layout_comp_qualifiers ORDER BY qualifier_name;
• Validating a specific qualifier: SELECT 'EXISTS' FROM hr_layout_comp_qualifiers WHERE qualifier_name = '&QUALIFIER';

Reporting directly from this table is uncommon, as its data is static and referenced by other dynamic configuration tables that map qualifiers to specific UI components and contexts.

Related Objects

The HR_LAYOUT_COMP_QUALIFIERS table acts as a parent reference table within the SSHR metadata model. Based on the provided relationship data, its primary key (LAYOUT_COMP_QUALIFIER_ID) is referenced as a foreign key (FK) by other configuration tables that assign these qualifiers to specific UI components. While the specific child tables are not listed in the excerpt, typical related objects in this architecture would include tables such as HR_LAYOUT_COMP_QUALIFIER_VALS or HR_LAYOUT_COMP_MAPPINGS, which store the actual qualifier values and their associations to layout components, blocks, or items. Any join to these child tables would use hr_layout_comp_qualifiers.layout_comp_qualifier_id = <child_table>.layout_comp_qualifier_id.