part_defn

The part_defn table holds all the participation records defined on the system. A participation record defines the dates and times that users are allowed to participate in a particular queue. (The part_list table defines what users are allowed to use a particular participation record.)

Structure

The part_defn table has the following structure:

TABLE part_defn (
	part_id		number(5)		NOT NULL,
	queue_name	varchar2(24)	NOT NULL,
	days_mask	varchar2(7)	NOT NULL,
	start_time	number(4)	NOT NULL,
	end_time	number(4)	NOT NULL,
	style		varchar2(24)	NULL,
	start_date	number(7)		NOT NULL,
	end_date	number(7)		NOT NULL)

Column	Description
part_id	Unique ID for this participation record.
queue_name	Name of the queue that this participation record allows users to participate in, as defined in the user_names table.
days_mask	Days of the week that users can participate in the specified queue_name. For example, -TWT-SS indicates every day except Monday or Friday.
start_time	Time of day when participation starts.
end_time	Time of day when participation ends.
style	Not used. Reserved for possible future use.
start_date	Date on which participation starts.
end_date	Date on which participation ends.

Primary Key

The following primary key is defined for this table.

Key Name	Column(s)	Index Tablespace
pk_part_defn	part_id	MEDIUMINDEXSPACE

Foreign Keys

None.

Indexes

None.

Storage

The following STORAGE values are defined for this table.

Value	Definition
Initial	MEDIUMTABLESIZE
Percentage Increase	MEDIUMTABLEPCTINCREASE
Tablespace	MEDIUMTABLESPACE

Table Activity

The part_defn table contains one row for each participation record defined on the system.

Rows are added, updated and deleted in the following situations.

A row is...	When...
added	a new participation record is added.
updated	an existing participation record is updated.
deleted	an existing participation record is deleted.