Search Results ap_other_periods_v

Overview

AP_OTHER_PERIODS_V is a PL/SQL view owned by the APPS schema within the Oracle Payables (AP) module. It exists to present a simplified, read-only projection of the underlying AP_OTHER_PERIODS table, exposing all key attributes of the payables period record along with the standard Oracle Applications descriptive flexfield (DFF) columns, WHO audit columns, and the ROWID of the base row. The view is documented as originating from Release 10SC and remains a VALID object in Oracle EBS 12.1.1 and 12.2.2. Its role is primarily reporting and integration-oriented: it allows report writers, concurrent programs, and external interfaces to query payables period information without directly referencing the base table, thereby insulating consumers from certain internal storage details while preserving the same functional content.

The view is especially relevant to users searching for the entered_period_name attribute, as that column is one of the period identifiers exposed directly by this view.

Underlying Base Objects

According to the ETRM 12.2.2 metadata, AP_OTHER_PERIODS_V is defined over a single documented base object: the synonym AP_OTHER_PERIODS, which resolves to the physical AP_OTHER_PERIODS table. The view performs no joins or unions; it is a straightforward column-by-column projection of the base table. Every row in the base table corresponds to exactly one row in the view, and the view is not updatable in the documentation sense—it exists solely for query and reporting convenience.

Because the view inherits the structure of AP_OTHER_PERIODS, it also inherits any DFF definitions attached to that table, including the ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY, CONTEXT, and ATTRIBUTE1 through ATTRIBUTE15 columns.

Key Columns

• ROW_ID — the ROWID of the underlying AP_OTHER_PERIODS row, useful for locating or correlating base records.
• PERIOD_NAME and ENTERED_PERIOD_NAME — the period name carried by the payables period record; ENTERED_PERIOD_NAME preserves the period value exactly as entered by the user, while PERIOD_NAME reflects the stored/normalized value. These are the columns most often queried when validating period entry.
• PERIOD_NUM, PERIOD_TYPE, PERIOD_YEAR — the numeric period, the accounting period type (for example, monthly), and the fiscal year.
• START_DATE and END_DATE — the effective date boundaries of the period.
• STATUS — the open or closed status of the period record.
• APPLICATION_ID and MODULE — context identifiers indicating the owning application and sub-module.
• DESCRIPTION — a free-text description for the period record.
• ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY, CONTEXT, ATTRIBUTE1–ATTRIBUTE15 — descriptive flexfield segments for any client-specific extensions.
• CREATED_BY, CREATION_DATE, LAST_UPDATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_DATE, LAST_UPDATE_LOGIN — standard Oracle WHO audit columns.

Common Use Cases and Queries

The view is typically used to verify period configuration, to report on entered versus stored period names, and to feed period information into custom concurrent programs or external systems.

To locate a record by the entered period name:

SELECT period_name, period_num, period_year, period_type, start_date, end_date, status FROM apps.ap_other_periods_v WHERE entered_period_name = :entered_period;

To list all open periods for a given year:

SELECT period_name, entered_period_name, period_num, period_year FROM apps.ap_other_periods_v WHERE period_year = :year AND status = 'OPEN' ORDER BY period_num;

To retrieve flexfield and audit details for integration:

SELECT period_name, attribute_category, attribute1, attribute2, created_by, creation_date FROM apps.ap_other_periods_v WHERE period_name = :period;

Because the view carries no additional filtering logic, these queries execute with the same access path as queries against AP_OTHER_PERIODS itself, making the view a safe and convenient abstraction layer for payables period data.