Search Results igf_aw_coa_h_pk

Overview

The IGF_AW_COA_HIST table is a core data object within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Financial Aid module (IGF). It functions as a historical audit trail, systematically recording all changes made to a student's Cost of Attendance (COA). The COA is a fundamental calculation in financial aid processing, representing the total estimated cost for a student to attend an institution for a specific period. By maintaining a versioned history of COA components, this table enables compliance reporting, supports audit requirements, and provides a clear lineage of how a student's financial aid budget was constructed and modified over time, which is critical for award packaging and regulatory reviews.

Key Information Stored

The table's primary purpose is to capture the state of a COA item at the point of change. Its structure is centered on a unique historical record identifier (COAH_ID) and the specific item that was altered. While the full column list is not detailed in the provided metadata, the foreign key relationships indicate critical data points stored. These include the ITEM_CODE, which identifies the specific cost component (e.g., tuition, room, books), and temporal context via LD_CAL_TYPE and LD_SEQUENCE_NUMBER, which link to the load calendar (IGS_CA_INST_ALL) defining the academic period. Each record likely stores the item's amount, effective date, change type (insert, update, delete), and a timestamp or user identifier to fulfill its audit purpose.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This table is primarily accessed for audit, troubleshooting, and historical analysis. Common operational scenarios include tracing the evolution of a student's COA for a given aid year, reconciling discrepancies in award amounts, and generating compliance reports that demonstrate the rationale for aid eligibility changes. A typical analytical query would join this history table with the master item and calendar tables to produce a timeline of changes.

• Sample Query Pattern: Retrieving the change history for a specific student and item:
  SELECT coah.*, item.item_name FROM igf_aw_coa_hist coah JOIN igf_aw_item item ON coah.item_code = item.item_code WHERE coah.base_id = :student_id AND coah.ld_cal_type = :aid_year ORDER BY coah.creation_date;
• Reporting Use Case: Generating an audit report of all COA modifications made during a specific timeframe or by a specific financial aid administrator.

Related Objects

The IGF_AW_COA_HIST table has defined dependencies within the EBS schema, as per the provided relationship data. It references master data tables to ensure referential integrity for its key attributes.

• IGF_AW_ITEM: Joined via IGF_AW_COA_HIST.ITEM_CODE = IGF_AW_ITEM.ITEM_CODE. This relationship provides the descriptive name and configuration details for the cost item captured in the history record.
• IGS_CA_INST_ALL: Joined via the composite foreign key IGF_AW_COA_HIST.LD_CAL_TYPE, .LD_SEQUENCE_NUMBER. This links the historical change to the specific academic calendar instance (e.g., "Fall 2023") for which the COA was calculated.

The table's primary key constraint, IGF_AW_COA_H_PK on COAH_ID, ensures each historical record is uniquely identifiable. It is a likely source for downstream reporting views within the Financial Aid module.