UD PeopleSoft Financial System - Data Dictionary
Last updated for this Record on 6/7/2003.

DEPT_TBL

This is the Department Table, which contains short and long descriptions as of an effective date. The "Department" chartfield identifies the administrative budget unit controling one or more Purposes (eg. 02537 = English). Some entries are not actual departments, but are merely nodes on a tree that organizes departments into a hierarchy for reporting purposes.
DEPTID Department Example: 02553
KEY Type: character Format: uppercase Length: 10 Decimals: 0
Identifies the administrative budget unit controling one or more Purposes. Some entries are not actual departments, but are merely nodes on a tree that organizes departments into a hierarchy for reporting purposes.
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EFFDT Effective Date Example: 01/01/1951
KEY Type: date Format: uppercase Length: 10 Decimals: 0
The date on which this row of data takes effect.
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SETID SetID Example: UOD01
KEY Type: character Format: uppercase Length: 5 Decimals: 0
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DESCR Description Example: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Type: character Format: lowercase Length: 30 Decimals: 0
Description
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DESCRSHORT Short Description Example: MATH SCI
Type: character Format: lowercase Length: 10 Decimals: 0
Short Description
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EFF_STATUS Status as of Effective Date Example: A
Type: character Format: uppercase Length: 1 Decimals: 0
Indicates whether the row of data is active or inactive.
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Fields deemed insignificant at UD, or of limited use to general campus users.
BUDGET_DEPTID Budget with Department
BUDGET_LVL Budget Level
BUDGET_YR_END_DT Budget Year End Date
COMPANY Company
DEPT_TENURE_FLG Can Grant Tenure
DIST_PRORATE_OPTN Distribution Prorate Option
FTE_EDIT_INDC FTE Edit Indicator
GL_EXPENSE GL Account #-Expense
HP_STATS_DEPT_CD Stats Can Dept Code
HP_STATS_FACULTY Faculty Code
LOCATION Location Code
MANAGER_ID Manager ID
MANAGER_POSN Manager Position
SETID_LOCATION Location SetID
TAX_LOCATION_CD Tax Location Code
TL_DISTRIB_INFO Use TL Distribution?
USE_BUDGETS Use Budgeting Feature?
USE_DISTRIBUTION Use Paycheck Distribution?
USE_ENCUMBRANCES Use Encumbrance Processing?