ID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

Unique id for directive. The directive management engine automatically generates ID numbers. The identifier is unique among all directives regardless of the domain name and directive name.

ADVISOR_ID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

Identifier number of the owner advisor.

ADVISOR_NAME

VARCHAR2(128)

NOT NULL

The name of the advisor to which this directive belongs.

DIRECTIVE_NAME

VARCHAR2(128)

NOT NULL

Any value that further classifies this directive within a domain. The domain and the name form a unique key for the directive.

DOMAIN_NAME

VARCHAR2(128)

NOT NULL

Domain or namespace name.

DESCRIPTION

VARCHAR2(256)

NOT NULL

An optional description that documents the purpose of the directive.

TYPE

NUMBER

NOT NULL

Further describes the use of the directive. Possible values are:

1. Filter - An Xpath filter

2. Single Value - Evaluation returns a single string value

3. Multiple Values - Evaluation returns one to many string values

4. Conditional - Evaluation returns a single value based on an input key, similar to a CASE or SWITCH statement

TYPE_NAME

VARCHAR2(15)

A decoded version of the TYPE column.

TASK_STATUS

VARCHAR2(9)

The status of the directive instances when a task is not in its initial state. Possible values are:

• IMMUTABLE

• MUTABLE

INSTANCES

VARCHAR2(8)

Indicates whether a directive will permit multiple instances. Possible values are:

• SINGLE

• MULTIPLE

METADATA

CLOB

NOT NULL

A DTD that is used to process the directive.