Search Results csf_debrief_pkg

Overview

APPS.CSF_DEBRIEF_PKG is a PL/SQL package in the Oracle E-Business Suite APPS schema that provides the core data-maintenance logic for the CSF Debrief feature within the Field Service (CSF) module. The package is classified as OTHER in the ETRM documentation, indicating that it is not a formally published public API but an internal implementation package. Its status is recorded as VALID, and it has been documented across both Oracle EBS 12.1.1 and 12.2.2, confirming availability on both release streams.

Functionally, the package encapsulates the insert, update, delete, and locking operations required to persist debrief records captured during field service debrief workflows. Debrief entries record the outcome of a service visit and are used to flow labor, material, and time information back into the service transaction chain. By isolating these table-level operations in a single package, Oracle centralizes record-level concurrency control and validation for the debrief header entity.

Key Procedures and Functions

The documentation lists four procedures in the package. The parameter signatures are not published in the ETRM metadata, so the descriptions below are limited to their documented purpose:

• INSERT_ROW — Creates a new debrief header record, populating the target table with values passed from the calling form or program.
• LOCK_ROW — Acquires a row-level lock on an existing debrief header record to prevent concurrent modification while a user or process is editing it.
• UPDATE_ROW — Applies modified column values to an existing debrief header row, typically after the caller has already obtained a lock.
• DELETE_ROW — Removes a debrief header record from the underlying table.

This four-procedure pattern is the standard structure generated by Oracle Forms for a base table block. Each procedure serves as the direct server-side counterpart to a block-level trigger (ON-INSERT, ON-LOCK, ON-UPDATE, ON-DELETE), giving the client layer a controlled, auditable path for DML against the debrief headers entity.

Tables Accessed

The single documented table referenced through an APPS synonym is CSF_DEBRIEF_HEADERS_S1. The S1 suffix indicates a sequence object rather than a base table; it supplies the primary key values consumed by INSERT_ROW when a new debrief header is created. Given that LOCK_ROW, UPDATE_ROW, and DELETE_ROW operate on existing records, the package also interacts with the corresponding CSF debrief header base table by convention, with the sequence providing key generation and the base table holding the persisted debrief data.

Usage Notes

CSF_DEBRIEF_PKG is not invoked directly by end users. It is called from Oracle Forms-based debrief entry screens within Field Service, where the block-level triggers delegate to these procedures rather than issuing DML directly. The package may also be reached from custom code or concurrent processing that needs to maintain debrief header rows using the same locking and validation logic the forms apply.

The ETRM metadata records zero packages referencing CSF_DEBRIEF_PKG, and the package itself depends only on SYS.STANDARD. This indicates a leaf-level implementation package with no downstream dependents. Because it is classified as OTHER rather than a published API, direct calls from customizations are not recommended without confirming the current signature against the deployed 12.1.1 or 12.2.2 instance, since parameter lists are not exposed in the documentation.