Period
In ScopeTechnical: PERIOD | ID: OR-MFCS-PERIOD
This control table is used to hold the current system dates for all processing runs, reports, and C programs. The date can be updated on this table by running the batch program dtesys.
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Migration Details
- Complexity
- Medium
- Stage
- Stage 2
- Cutover Wave
- —
- Dependency Level
- —
Dependencies
No dependencies
Target Structure
- Load API
- Table
- Target Objects
- PERIOD
Implementation Considerations
Use Cases
Initial load, rehearsal loads, cutover
Sequencing
Load during Master Data to establish foundational reference data before dependent setup or transactional loads. Load after Fiscal Calendar so fiscal period records in PERIOD can resolve required parent references. Sequence this object with its foundation data peers so MFCS processing can consume it without synthetic defaults. (Inferred from vendor object description, current scope dependencies, and Oracle Retail MFCS documentation.)
Cutover
Load during Stage 2 / .
Data Governance
Requires business ownership and source-to-target crosswalk governance.
Field Definitions (15)
Typical Source Systems
Notes
Load during Master Data to establish foundational reference data before dependent setup or transactional loads. Load after Fiscal Calendar so fiscal period records in PERIOD can resolve required parent references. Sequence this object with its foundation data peers so MFCS processing can consume it without synthetic defaults. (Inferred from vendor object description, current scope dependencies, and Oracle Retail MFCS documentation.)