Database Schema Comparison Guide

SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation 7.5

Comparing the Database Schemas of 7.0 and 7.5
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Contents
1 New Tables .......................................................................................... 6
1.1 Data Sources .......................................................................................... 6
ct_pk_ctrlref: partitioning of packages controls data source.................................................. 6
ct_ctrl_resPPPP: package control results.............................................................................. 6
ct_pk_ctrlerref: partitioning of detailed packages controls data source................................. 6
ct_ctrl_errPPPP: package control errors ............................................................................... 6

1.2 Storage of Control Results of the Packages ........................................ 6

ct_pack_ctrl_result_header: header of packages controls results ........................................ 7
ct_pack_ctrl_result_hdr_mutex: mutex for header of packages controls results................... 7

1.3 Package Workflow.................................................................................. 7

ct_packworkflowctx: workflow header for package ................................................................ 7
ct_packworkflowctx_user: workflow user list for package ..................................................... 7

1.4 Reporting Unit Workflow ....................................................................... 8

ct_packworkflowctx_def: workflow header for reporting unit ................................................. 8
ct_packworkflowctx_def_user: workflow user list for reporting unit ....................................... 8

1.5 Category Builder .................................................................................... 8

ct_framework_display_info: organization flow order .............................................................. 8

2 Removed Tables.................................................................................. 9
3 Modified Tables Columns Added ................................................. 10
3.1 Package ................................................................................................. 10
ct_pack ................................................................................................................................. 10
ct_entity_reporting ............................................................................................................... 10

3.2 Entries ................................................................................................... 10

ct_pc_entry .......................................................................................................................... 10
ct_co_entry .......................................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Miscellaneous ....................................................................................... 10

ct_user: Finance user .......................................................................................................... 10
ct_datasource_indexes ........................................................................................................ 10

4 Modified Tables Columns Modified .............................................. 12

ct_log: actions performed by users ...................................................................................... 12

5 Columns Removed............................................................................ 14
ct_language ......................................................................................................................... 14

6 Index ................................................................................................... 15

February 2010

1 New Tables

1 New Tables
1.1 Data Sources
ct_pk_ctrlref: partitioning of packages controls data
source
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

phase

int

yes

category dimension [=ct_phase.id]

updper

int

yes

data entry period dimension

ct_ctrl_resPPPP: package control results

Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

entity

int

no

reporting unit dimension [=ct_entity.id]

ctrl_id

int

no

[ct_control.id]

ctrl_level

int

no

ctrl_status

int

no

ctrlcount

int

yes

number of control - property

ct_pk_ctrlerref: partitioning of detailed packages

controls data source
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

phase

int

yes

category dimension [=ct_phase.id]

updper

int

yes

data entry period dimension

ct_ctrl_errPPPP: package control errors

Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

entity

int

no

reporting unit dimension [=ct_entity.id]

ctrl_id

int

no

[ct_control.id]

ctrl_level

int

no

ctrl_status

int

no

ctrldelta

float

yes

difference of the control - property

ctrldisdim

nvarchar

255

yes

data ID - property

1.2 Storage of Control Results of the Packages

February 2010

1 New Tables

ct_pack_ctrl_result_header: header of packages

controls results
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

entity_id

int

yes

cuidx2 reporting unit dimension [=ct_entity.id]

phase_id

int

yes

cuidx2 category dimension [=ct_phase.id]

update_period_id

int

yes

cuidx2 data entry period dimension

version_id

int

yes

version number

update_date

datetime

yes

date of the last saving of the package

controls results

ct_pack_ctrl_result_hdr_mutex: mutex for header of

packages controls results
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

mutex

int

yes

[=ct_pack_ctrl_result_header.id]

1.3 Package Workflow

ct_packworkflowctx: workflow header for package
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

is_workflow_activated

bit

yes

owner_site

smallint

yes

ct_packworkflowctx_user: workflow user list for

package
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

packworkflowctx_id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

user_id

smallint

yes

[ct_user.id]

user_level

int

yes

February 2010

1 New Tables

1.4 Reporting Unit Workflow

ct_packworkflowctx_def: workflow header for
reporting unit
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

is_workflow_activated

bit

yes

owner_site

smallint

yes

ct_packworkflowctx_def_user: workflow user list for

reporting unit
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

packworkflowctx_def_id

int

no

uidx1 identifier

user_id

smallint

yes

[ct_user.id]

user_level

int

yes

1.5 Category Builder

ct_framework_display_info: organization flow order
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

no

uidx1

framework_id

int

yes

ct_framework.id

owner_site

smallint

yes

display_info

image

16

yes

organization flow order (serialized)

February 2010

2 Removed Tables

2 Removed Tables
N/A

February 2010

3 Modified Tables Columns Added

3 Modified Tables Columns Added

3.1 Package
ct_pack
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

packworkflowctx_id

int

yes

[ct_packworkflowctx.id]

ct_entity_reporting
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

packworkflowctx_def_id

int

yes

[ct_packworkflowctx_def.id]

3.2 Entries
ct_pc_entry
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

entry_version

int

yes

version of journal entry

historic_status

int

yes

status of journal entry:

0 - modified
1 - posted
2 - unposted
3 - reset
4 - reversed
5 - reversal
6 - protected
256 - archived

ct_co_entry
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

entry_version

int

yes

version of entry

3.3 Miscellaneous
ct_user: Finance user
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

domain_name

nvarchar

510

yes

reserved for future use

unique_id

nvarchar

80

yes

idx reserved for future use

ct_datasource_indexes

10

February 2010

3 Modified Tables Columns Added

Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

scope

int

yes

used to particularize the indexes on scope

[ct_scope.id]

February 2010

11

4 Modified Tables Columns Modified

4 Modified Tables Columns Modified

ct_log: actions performed by users
Old
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

yes

unique ID for an action

user_name

nvarchar

24

yes

code of user who performed the action

action_date

nvarchar

20

yes

date action performed (format: yyyy/mm/dd)

action_time

nvarchar

16

yes

time action performed (format: hh:mm:ss)

main_obj_code

nvarchar

300

yes

code of the object affected by the action

main_obj_mgr

nvarchar

100

yes

type of the object affected by the action

object1

nvarchar

100

yes

code of the first object in detail

object2

nvarchar

500

yes

code of the second object in detail

action_id

int

yes

ID of action

comment_id

int

yes

ID of the comments

details_id

nvarchar

500

yes

the resource ID of the details and other IDs for

other objects affected by the action

New
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

id

int

yes

unique ID for an action

user_name

nvarchar

24

yes

code of user who performed the action

action_date

nvarchar

20

yes

date action performed (format: yyyy/mm/dd)

action_time

nvarchar

16

yes

time action performed (format: hh:mm:ss)

main_obj_code

nvarchar

300

yes

code of the object affected by the action

main_obj_mgr

nvarchar

100

yes

type of the object affected by the action

object1

nvarchar

100

yes

code of the first object in detail

object2

nvarchar

500

yes

code of the second object in detail

action_id

int

yes

ID of action

Impacted_property

nvarchar

500

yes

property impacted by the action

details_id

nvarchar

500

yes

the resource ID of the details and other IDs

for other objects affected by the action

The following columns are modified from nvarchar(8000) to nvarchar(4000):

ct_pack.publishing_comment
ct_published_pack.publishing_comment
ct_published_pack_histo.publishing_comment
The following columns are modified from text to ntext:

12

February 2010

4 Modified Tables Columns Modified

ct_control_expression.expression
ct_control_factor.factor
ct_cumul_def.expression
ct_formula_condition.condition
ct_formula_expression.expression
ct_period.expression
ct_site.signatures_range
ct_source_def.expression
ct_doc_formula.ct_expression
The following columns are modified from smallint to float:
ct_portfl.control_threshold
ct_portfl_code.control_threshold
ct_scope.control_threshold
ct_scope.global_integr_threshold
ct_scope.integr_threshold
ct_scope.proportional_integr_threshold
ct_scope_code.global_integr_threshold
ct_scope_code.integr_threshold
ct_scope_code.proportional_integr_threshold

February 2010

13

5 Columns Removed

5 Columns Removed
ct_language
Column

Type

Length

Null

Comment

ct_locale

numeric

yes

useless

14

February 2010

6 Index

6 Index
ct_conso_def, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14

February 2010

ct_pkPPPP, 6

15