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Overview

The IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS table is a core data repository within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Student System (IGS) module, specifically supporting the Degree Audit functionality. It serves as the primary storage entity for outgoing test information associated with a student's degree audit request. In the context of academic advising and program evaluation, a degree audit systematically compares a student's completed coursework and other academic achievements against the requirements of their chosen program of study. This table stores the detailed results of the tests or rules applied during this audit process, enabling institutions to track and report on the specific academic criteria evaluated for each student request. Its existence is critical for maintaining a historical and auditable record of degree audit outcomes.

Key Information Stored

The table's structure is designed to uniquely identify test results within the context of a specific audit request for a specific student. This is achieved through a composite primary key that links the record to the originating audit request and sequences the test results. The key columns, as defined by the primary key IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS_PK, are BATCH_ID and PERSON_ID, which together reference the parent student request record in IGS_DA_REQ_STDNTS, and TEST_SEQ_NUM, which provides a unique identifier for each test within that request. While the provided metadata does not list all column details, the logical implication is that the table also contains columns to store the test code, description, result status (e.g., passed, failed, in-progress), relevant scores or indicators, and potentially timestamps for when the test was evaluated. This data collectively forms the granular breakdown of a student's audit results.

Common Use Cases and Queries

The primary use case for this table is generating detailed degree audit reports and troubleshooting audit outcomes. Academic advisors and registrars may query this table to understand precisely which requirements a student has or has not met. A common reporting pattern involves joining this table to the student request and person tables to produce a student-centric audit trail. For example, a query to list all tests for a specific student's most recent audit might follow this pattern:

  • SELECT tst.* FROM igs_da_out_tsts tst JOIN igs_da_req_stdnts req ON tst.batch_id = req.batch_id AND tst.person_id = req.person_id WHERE req.person_id = :student_id ORDER BY req.request_date DESC, tst.test_seq_num;

Another critical use case is data integrity validation, ensuring that every test record has a valid parent request. The foreign key relationship to IGS_DA_REQ_STDNTS enforces this at the database level, but queries can be written to identify orphaned records if constraints are disabled.

Related Objects

The IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS table sits within a defined hierarchy of Degree Audit tables. It has documented foreign key relationships with the following objects:

  • Referenced by IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS (Parent Table): IGS_DA_REQ_STDNTS. This is a critical relationship where IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS.BATCH_ID and IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS.PERSON_ID reference the IGS_DA_REQ_STDNTS table. This links every test result to a specific student's degree audit request instance.
  • Referenced by (Child Table): IGS_DA_OUT_TST_SGMT. The table IGS_DA_OUT_TST_SGMT references IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS via the columns BATCH_ID, PERSON_ID, and TEST_SEQ_NUM. This indicates that each high-level test record in IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS can have more granular segment or sub-test details stored in this related child table.

These relationships illustrate that IGS_DA_OUT_TSTS acts as an intermediary, connecting the main audit request header to the more detailed test segment data, forming a key part of the degree audit data model.