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Overview

IGF.IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC is a seed data table within the Oracle E-Business Suite Financial Aid module, owned by the IGF schema. It stores the federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculation parameters that apply when a student's record is evaluated under an "alternative" dependency status rather than a standard one. Functionally, the table defines maximum income thresholds and acceptable tax return form types keyed to a given award year and dependent status, allowing need-analysis logic to select the correct set of assumptions for non-standard filers.

The table resides in the APPS_TS_SEED tablespace, which is reserved for reference and configuration data rather than transactional records. This placement confirms that the rows represent setup values loaded by the institution or seeded by Oracle, and are relatively static compared to award or applicant transaction tables. ETRM classifies the table as standalone because it has no foreign key dependencies in either direction. As a modeling suggestion, this object corresponds to a satellite structure: its business key (award year, dependent status, alternative code) describes a single configuration context, and the remaining attributes are descriptive properties dependent on that key.

Key Information Stored

The primary key, enforced by the unique index IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC_PK, is a composite of three columns — S_AWARD_YEAR, DEPENDENT_STATUS, and ALTERNATIVE_CODE — which together form the business key. There is no separately generated surrogate key, so the natural key doubles as the primary identifier.

• S_AWARD_YEAR — the system award year to which the alternative factor set applies.
• DEPENDENT_STATUS — the dependency classification that governs which EFC methodology is applied.
• ALTERNATIVE_CODE — the code identifying the specific alternative factor set, and the primary search term associated with this object.
• ALTERNATIVE_INCOME — the maximum income threshold used when evaluating eligibility under the alternative criteria.
• TAX_RETURN_1040 — flag indicating applicability of the standard Form 1040.
• TAX_RETURN_1040A — flag indicating applicability of Form 1040A.
• TAX_RETURN_1040EZ — flag indicating applicability of Form 1040EZ.
• CREATED_BY, CREATION_DATE, LAST_UPDATED_BY, LAST_UPDATE_DATE, LAST_UPDATE_LOGIN — standard Who columns providing audit and concurrency tracking.

The combination of the income threshold and tax return type columns makes the table self-contained: a single row supplies everything needed to determine whether a specific filer profile qualifies for the alternative treatment.

Common Use Cases and Queries

Administrators and need-analysis developers query this table to validate that correct alternative factor values exist for a given award year before processing runs. A typical lookup retrieves all alternative codes for a year and dependency status:

• SELECT ALTERNATIVE_CODE, ALTERNATIVE_INCOME FROM IGF.IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC WHERE S_AWARD_YEAR = '2024' AND DEPENDENT_STATUS = 'D';
• Reporting on maximum income thresholds by year to audit annual changes in EFC parameters.
• Feed queries preceding the packaging or need-analysis process to determine which tax return types are accepted for each alternative code.
• Data-quality checks confirming seed completeness across all award years and dependency statuses.

Related Objects

Despite being classified as standalone (no FK relationships), IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC is referenced indirectly by the APPS synonym IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC and consumed by the IGF Financial Aid need-analysis logic. Related objects of significance include:

• APPS.IGF_FC_EFC_ALT_FAC — the APPS-layer synonym through which application code and reports access the table.
• The IGF EFC calculation and need-analysis programs that read these thresholds during packaging and award processing.
• Other IGF_FC_EFC_* seed tables that supply complementary EFC parameters for standard dependency statuses.
• Federal award year and dependency status reference sources that supply valid values for the composite key columns.

Because the table does not participate in enforced foreign keys, joins must be constructed on the shared business values — S_AWARD_YEAR, DEPENDENT_STATUS, and ALTERNATIVE_CODE — rather than on a database-enforced constraint.