HOUS RET RESIDENT

DATA VIEW NAME
HOUS_RET_RESIDENT
OVERVIEW
Request for housing assignment preferences for returning residents.
LOAD FREQUENCY
DATA CUSTODIAN
UW Housing: Brian Ward
AUTHORIZATION
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SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS
None.
QUESTIONS
Contact: Division of Information Technology Help Desk
Phone: 264-HELP (4357)
LAST UPDATED
01/2013 – New view created.
DATA FORMATS
Primary Key Columns are identified with an asterisk(*)
Alphanumeric Data
VARCHAR2( N) (N) = maximum length. Field contains letters and/or numbers. Trailing blanks are eliminated.
Example: VARCHAR2 (5) could contain ‘ABC12’ or ‘ABC’ or ‘A’
Numeric Data
NUMBER (N) (N) = length. Field contains only numbers.
NUMBER (X,Y) = format for numbers with decimal positions.
X = total number of digits
Y = the number of digits after the decimal
Examples: NUMBER (6) represents 250012 NUMBER (6,2) represents 2500.12
Date
DATE – Date can be in various formats. Date functions available with your query tool can be used to format the date.
Examples: DATE (YYYYMMDD), DATE (YYDDD), DATE (DD-MM-YY)
Column Name Format Description
*APPLICATION_ID NUMBER Identifier for an application.
ACADEMIC_YEAR VARCHAR2(50) Term/academic year description.
Example: Academic Year 2012-2013
PERSON_ID NUMBER Identifier for a person.
CAMPUS_ID VARCHAR2(10) Campus ID on the Integrated Student Information System.
PERSON_NAME VARCHAR2(50) Full name in following format: last, first middle
RETURNING_IND VARCHAR2(5) Student’s indication on returning to UW Housing the next academic year.
Values: Yes, Maybe, No, [blank]
RETURNER_PLAN VARCHAR2(30) More information on the resident’s intent of returning if resident indicated that they are returning.
ROOMMATE_PREFERENCE VARCHAR2(30) Student’s indication on roommate preference for the next academic year.
ROOMMATE_ID VARCHAR2(10) Campus ID of preferred roommate.
ROOMMATE_NAME VARCHAR2(50) Name of preferred roommate.
ACCESS_TIME DATE Date/Time that person can use online room selection to change their room assignment.
LENGTH_OF_STAY NUMBER Number of semesters that student has lived in UW Residence Halls.
EXTRACT_DATE_TIME DATE The date and time these data were extracted.