Search Results hr_dm_aol_ext

Overview

APPS.HR_DM_AOL_EXT is a PL/SQL package belonging to the Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources (HR) schema, residing in the APPS schema. It forms part of the HR Data Migration (HR_DM) subsystem, a set of utilities used to migrate, load, and validate HR data during implementation, upgrades, or data conversion activities. The package carries a VALID status and is classified under the ETRM as an "OTHER" API type, indicating it is not a public, transaction-oriented business API but rather an internal extension or support package.

The "AOL_EXT" suffix suggests the package provides Application Object Library (AOL) extension logic — helper routines that bridge HR data migration processing with AOL facilities such as concurrent request handling, session context, or message retrieval. The package is both a dependent of and a referenced object for APPS.HR_DM_INIT, indicating a tightly coupled relationship where HR_DM_INIT (the migration initialization package) invokes HR_DM_AOL_EXT and relies on its extension services during the data migration lifecycle.

Key Procedures and Functions

According to the documented metadata, HR_DM_AOL_EXT exposes a single documented routine:

• CUSTOM_TEST — This procedure serves as a custom or diagnostic test entry point within the HR Data Migration framework. Its primary purpose is to validate or exercise the extension logic associated with the package, typically invoked during setup or troubleshooting of a migration run. The ETRM does not document a parameter list, and no signature should be assumed. In practice, a routine of this name is used to confirm that the AOL extension hooks and supporting infrastructure are correctly configured before a full data load is executed.

Beyond CUSTOM_TEST, the package body may contain additional private helpers; however, these are not surfaced in the documented metadata and should not be treated as supported entry points.

Tables Accessed

The documented metadata lists no directly accessed base tables via APPS synonyms for this package. Its data interaction is instead mediated through its package dependencies — APPS.HR_DM_INIT and APPS.HR_DM_UTILITY — which encapsulate the underlying HR staging and interface table access. This dependency-driven design means HR_DM_AOL_EXT inherits table access indirectly rather than through embedded SQL against HR tables. Any direct SQL statements present in the package body are internal to the ETRM registry and are not enumerated in the supplied excerpt.

Usage Notes

HR_DM_AOL_EXT is an internal component of the HR Data Migration architecture and is not intended for direct invocation by end users or general custom code. Typical invocation occurs in the following contexts:

• Migration initialization flow — HR_DM_INIT, the primary driver package, calls HR_DM_AOL_EXT as part of orchestrating a migration or conversion run. Custom implementations extending HR_DM_INIT may therefore trigger this package indirectly.
• Validation and diagnostics — The CUSTOM_TEST procedure is invoked during migration setup or testing to verify that extension behavior functions as expected.
• Upgrade and patching — Because the package is VALID and references STANDARD (the SYS standard package) along with HR_DM_UTILITY, it participates in the standard compile and dependency validation that occurs during EBS patching and upgrade on both 12.1.1 and 12.2.2.

Because the package lives in the APPS schema and is referenced by HR_DM_INIT, any modification or recompilation should be coordinated with the HR Data Migration framework to avoid invalidating dependent objects. Developers extending the migration process should call the documented interfaces rather than interacting with private package members directly.