case_deadline_event

The case_deadline_event table stores information about case deadlines when the case is running.

Structure

The case_deadline_event table has the following structure:

TABLE case_deadline_event (
	node_id		INTEGER		NOT NULL,
	proc_id		INTEGER		NOT NULL,
	casenum		NUMERIC(20)	NOT NULL,
	dead_id		VARCHAR(32)	NOT NULL,
	dead_name	VARCHAR(32)	NOT NULL,
	event_name	VARCHAR(32)	NOT NULL,
	dead_value	VARCHAR(512)	NOT NULL)

Column	Description
node_id	ID of the node that this procedure is defined on, as defined in the nodes table.
proc_id	Unique ID of this procedure, generated from the sequences table.
casenum	The number of the case that this case deadline belongs to, as defined in the case_information table.
dead_id	For internal use only. This column is referenced from the stepname column in the outstanding_addr table.
dead_name	The name of the case deadline.
event_name	The name of the event step.
dead_value	The value of the case deadline when the case is running. The value is specified in one of the following formats: • If the case deadline is specified as a period, then the value is in the format: minutes^hours^days^weeks^months^years • If the case deadline is specified as an expression, then the value is in the format: date expression^time expression

Primary Key

The following primary key is defined for this table.

Key Name	Column(s)
pk_case_dl_event	node_id proc_id casenum dead_id

Foreign Keys

The following foreign key is defined for this table.

Key Name	Column(s)	Referenced in Table...
fk_case_dl_event1 This key enforces the DELETE CASCADE referential action.	casenum proc_id node_id	case_information

Indexes

The following index is defined for this table.

Index Name	Column(s) Indexed
idx_case_dl_fk	casenum proc_id node_id

Table Activity

The case_deadline_event table contains one or more rows for each instance of each procedure definition on the system. Rows are added, updated, and deleted in the following situations.

A row is...	When...
added	If one of the following conditions occurs: • A case is starting and its deadline is defined in the procedure. • The CreateCaseDeadline expression is called in the EAI step.
updated	The UpdateCaseDeadline expression is called in the EAI step.
deleted	If one of the following conditions occurs: • The DeleteCaseDeadline expression is called in the EAI step. • The case deadline expired and an event is triggered. • The case is closed.