Search Results ar_ta_procedures_text_v

Overview

AR_TA_PROCEDURES_TEXT_V is a Receivables (AR) module view that exposes the PL/SQL source text of stored procedures whose names begin with the prefix AR_TA_MR_. The "TA" component of the naming convention identifies the Trade Accounting or transaction accounting subcomponent of Oracle Receivables, and the AR_TA_MR_ prefix denotes the transaction accounting procedure family associated with that subsystem. Rather than presenting business data such as invoices, receipts, or accounting entries, this view is a metadata utility: it surfaces the individual lines of compiled procedure source code so that DBAs, developers, and support analysts can inspect procedure implementation directly from SQL.

Because the view is driven entirely by the data dictionary view ALL_SOURCE, its role in reporting and integration is diagnostic rather than transactional. It is typically referenced during upgrades, patching, debugging, or code-impact analysis when the exact text of Receivables accounting procedures must be verified. The ETRM documentation explicitly marks this object as "Not implemented in this database," indicating that it is an internal, non-shipped helper view rather than a supported customer-facing interface. Its presence in the ETRM catalog reflects its use in Oracle-internal development and support tooling for Receivables transaction accounting.

Underlying Base Objects

The view is defined over a single base object: ALL_SOURCE, the standard Oracle data dictionary view that stores the source text of stored PL/SQL objects (procedures, functions, packages, package bodies, triggers, and types) to which the current user has access. Although the ETRM metadata lists no documented base objects, the view text confirms this dependency unambiguously. The defining query is:

• SELECT ALS.NAME, ALS.LINE, ALS.TEXT FROM ALL_SOURCE ALS WHERE ALS.TYPE = 'PROCEDURE' AND ALS.NAME LIKE 'AR_TA_MR_%'

Two predicates constrain the result set. First, TYPE = 'PROCEDURE' restricts output to standalone stored procedures, excluding package bodies and functions. Second, the pattern NAME LIKE 'AR_TA_MR_%' limits rows to procedures in the AR Trade Accounting migration/reporting family. As a result, the view inherits the row-level security semantics of ALL_SOURCE, returning only objects visible to the querying schema's privileges.

Key Columns

• PROCEDURE_NAME — the alias applied to ALL_SOURCE.NAME; the identifier of the matching stored procedure (for example, an AR_TA_MR_ procedure).
• LINE — the sequential line number of the source text within the procedure, enabling correct ordering when reconstructing the full source listing.
• TEXT — the source text of an individual line of the procedure's PL/SQL body.

Collectively these three columns permit reconstruction of complete procedure source by ordering on LINE within each PROCEDURE_NAME group. Note that the query uses ALL_SOURCE, so line text may be wrapped at the dictionary's line-width boundary; long statements can span multiple rows identified by consecutive LINE values.

Common Use Cases and Queries

A primary application is retrieving and searching the source of a specific procedure, or reconstructing an entire procedure for code review. For example:

• SELECT LINE, TEXT FROM AR_TA_PROCEDURES_TEXT_V WHERE PROCEDURE_NAME = 'AR_TA_MR_...' ORDER BY LINE;
• SELECT DISTINCT PROCEDURE_NAME FROM AR_TA_PROCEDURES_TEXT_V; — to enumerate the AR_TA_MR_ procedures visible in the database.
• SELECT PROCEDURE_NAME, LINE, TEXT FROM AR_TA_PROCEDURES_TEXT_V WHERE UPPER(TEXT) LIKE '%INSERT%AR_TA%'; — to locate procedures that manipulate specific Receivables accounting tables.

Typical scenarios include pre-patch impact analysis, defect triage in trade accounting, confirming that a customized or patched procedure contains expected logic, and auditing which AR_TA_MR_ procedures exist after an upgrade. Because the view depends on ALL_SOURCE, conclusions are limited to procedures visible under the connected user's privileges; procedures owned by other schemas appear only with appropriate grants such as SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE or DBA privileges. As the object is documented as not implemented in shipping databases, it should be treated as an internal code-inspection aid rather than a supported reporting interface, and any reliance on its contents should be validated against the current patch level of the Receivables product.