The reference entity for managing the population of and assignment of alternate identifiers, such as serial bar codes, conventional long names, local short names etc.

r_naming_system_s (PK, M: CHAR VARYING(19))

Surrogate key of the table.


r_naming_system_kd (M: CHAR VARYING(40))

ref_naming_system.kind
The name given to the naming system. Examples are Plant 62 Idle Inventory, Total Company Fixed Assets, etc.


source (FNK, M: CHAR VARYING(40))

reference_behavior.source
The provider of this instance of reference information. If this instance is provided by POSC, then this attribute must be "POSC".
Defines a foreign key to table r_source.


description (O: CHAR VARYING(2000))

ref_naming_system.description
A description of the naming system.


status (O: CHAR VARYING(11))

reference_behavior.status
The status of this instance in the version of Epicentre running in a data store. This is an enumerated datatype for which the following are the possible values: current, provisional, deprecated. Current - use without restriction. Provisional - use with caution, this value is for comment and may not appear in future releases of Epicentre. Deprecated - avoid use if possible, it is planned to remove this value in the next major release of Epicentre.


source_reference_s (FSK, O: CHAR VARYING(19))

reference_behavior.source_reference
The reference used by source to provide the standard instance, such as Petroleum Industry Data Dictionary (PIDD), Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, etc.
Defines a foreign key to table r_source_ref.


version (FNK, O: CHAR VARYING(40))

reference_behavior.version
Describes the version of Epicentre when this status was assigned to this instance of reference behavior
Defines a foreign key to table r_epcnt_version.