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Overview

The AMS_MISC_COST_DIS_ALL_TL table is a core translation table within the Oracle E-Business Suite Marketing (AMS) module. Its primary function is to store multilingual translations for the name and description fields of "Other Discounts" records. This table is essential for supporting global deployments where marketing discount information must be presented in a user's preferred language. It operates in conjunction with its base table, AMS_MISC_COST_DIS_ALL_B, which holds the language-independent transactional data. The table's design, utilizing a composite primary key of COST_DISC_ID, LANGUAGE, and ORG_ID, is a standard Oracle Applications pattern for multilingual support, enabling a single discount definition to have multiple translated text entries.

Key Information Stored

The table's structure is designed to manage translated text for specific entities. The most critical columns, as defined by its primary key and foreign key relationships, are:

  • COST_DISC_ID: The unique identifier that links each translation row to its corresponding master record in the AMS_MISC_COST_DIS_ALL_B table.
  • LANGUAGE: The language code (e.g., 'US' for American English) for the translated text stored in the row.
  • ORG_ID: The operating unit identifier, supporting the multi-org architecture of Oracle EBS to partition data by business unit.

While the provided metadata specifies the table holds translated name and description, the specific column names for these attributes (commonly NAME and DESCRIPTION) are implied by the table's purpose as a Translation (TL) table.

Common Use Cases and Queries

The primary use case is retrieving discount information in a user's session language for display in forms, reports, and user interfaces within the Marketing module. A typical query would join this table to its base table, filtering by the desired language and operating unit context.

Sample SQL Pattern:
SELECT b.transaction_id,
      tl.name,
      tl.description
FROM ams_misc_cost_dis_all_b b,
      ams_misc_cost_dis_all_tl tl
WHERE b.cost_disc_id = tl.cost_disc_id
  AND tl.language = USERENV('LANG')
  AND tl.org_id = :p_org_id;

This table is also critical for data migration and setup activities when implementing or translating discount definitions for new languages or operating units.

Related Objects

The table has a direct and fundamental relationship with its base table, as documented in the provided metadata.

  • AMS_MISC_COST_DIS_ALL_B: This is the primary related object. The foreign key constraint defines that the COST_DISC_ID column in the TL table references the COST_DISC_ID in the _B table. All translation records are dependent on the existence of a master record in this base table. Standard EBS forms and APIs will query both tables together to present a complete, language-specific view of a discount.