BDNA Data Platform 5.4 July 2017 (SQL Server)
CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE - Hardware lifecylce table

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Column Type Size Nulls Auto Default Children Parents Comments
CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID numeric 20  √  null Hardware model's unique identifier
CAT_HW_MODEL_ID numeric 20  √  null Hardware model's unique identifier(This column is being deprecated and will be decomissioned in Aug 15th, 2014. Please use CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID instead)
CREATE_DATE datetime 16,3  √  null The date when row was first created
LAST_MODIFIED_DATE datetime 16,3  √  null The date when last modification on the row was made
INTRODUCTION_STR varchar 2000  √  null The date the hardware was introduced/announced, captured the way it was published by the vendor
INTRODUCTION datetime 16,3  √  null The date the hardware was introduced/announced, standardized to follow BDNA's date format
INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION varchar 255  √  null A reason as to why the Introduction date is not available, or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. The values: 'Date not published by vendor,' 'Support policy not defined by vendor,' 'Exact date unknown (a date range is provided),' 'Contract-based support only (no specific date),' 'Open-source support only (no specific date),' 'Limited, self-help support only (no specific date), 'Date in the past (exact date unknown),' 'To be determined,' 'Other.'
INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START datetime 16,3  √  null The start date of estimated range of period where the actual Introduction date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END datetime 16,3  √  null The end date of estimated range of period where the actual Introduction date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR varchar 2000  √  null The date the hardware was available for sale, captured the way it was published by the vendor
GENERAL_AVAILABILITY datetime 16,3  √  null The date the hardware was available for sale, standardized to follow BDNA's date format
GA_EXCEPTION varchar 255  √  null A reason as to why the GA date is not available, or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. The values: 'Date not published by vendor,' 'Support policy not defined by vendor,' 'Exact date unknown (a date range is provided),' 'Contract-based support only (no specific date),' 'Open-source support only (no specific date),' 'Limited, self-help support only (no specific date), 'Date in the past (exact date unknown),' 'To be determined,' 'Other.'
GA_RANGE_START datetime 16,3  √  null The start date of estimated range of period where the actual GA date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
GA_RANGE_END datetime 16,3  √  null The end date of estimated range of period where the actual GA date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
LAST_AVAILABILITY_STR varchar 2000  √  null The last date the hardware is available for purchase from the vendor, captured the way it was published by the vendor
LAST_AVAILABILITY datetime 16,3  √  null The last date the hardware is available for purchase from the vendor, standardized to follow BDNA's date format
LAST_AVAILABILITY_EXCEPTION varchar 255  √  null A reason as to why the Last Availability date is not available, or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. The values: 'Date not published by vendor,' 'Support policy not defined by vendor,' 'Exact date unknown (a date range is provided),' 'Contract-based support only (no specific date),' 'Open-source support only (no specific date),' 'Limited, self-help support only (no specific date), 'Date in the past (exact date unknown),' 'To be determined,' 'Other.'
LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_START datetime 16,3  √  null The start date of estimated range of period where the actual Last Availability date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_END datetime 16,3  √  null The end date of estimated range of period where the actual Last Availability date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
OBSOLETE_STR varchar 2000  √  null The date when any form of support from the vendor ceases to exist, captured the way it was published by the vendor
OBSOLETE datetime 16,3  √  null The date when any form of support from the vendor ceases to exist, captured the way it was published by the vendor , standardized to follow BDNA's date format
OBSOLETE_EXCEPTION varchar 255  √  null A reason as to why the Obsolete date is not available, or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. The values: 'Date not published by vendor,' 'Support policy not defined by vendor,' 'Exact date unknown (a date range is provided),' 'Contract-based support only (no specific date),' 'Open-source support only (no specific date),' 'Limited, self-help support only (no specific date), 'Date in the past (exact date unknown),' 'To be determined,' 'Other.'
OBSOLETE_RANGE_START datetime 16,3  √  null The start date of estimated range of period where the actual Obsolete date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
OBSOLETE_RANGE_END datetime 16,3  √  null The end date of estimated range of period where the actual Obsolete date could possibly lie. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided'
TO_BE_DELETED varchar 1  √  null Would this record be deleted? eg: Y
TO_BE_DELETED_ON datetime 16,3  √  null The date when this record would be deleted
DELETE_REASON varchar 500  √  null The reason why the entry is marked to be deleted (Values: Duplicate,Inaccurate)
PRIVATE_FLAG numeric 3  √  null 0 = Not Modified (i.e. original Technopedia entry),1 = Modified Technopedia object, 2 = Proprietary object (those that have negative ids)
IS_PRIVATE varchar 1  √  null y = a private entry, n = original Technopedia entry
PRIVATE_TYPE varchar 500  √  null PRIVATE_TYPE = NULL if PRIVATE_FLAG = 0,PRIVATE_TYPE = Modified Technopedia entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 1,PRIVATE_TYPE = Proprietary entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 2
REPLACEMENT_ID numeric 20  √  null Unique identifier of the replacement entry whenever the entry is marked to be deleted for 'Duplicate' reason

Analyzed at Thu Jul 20 12:14 PDT 2017

View Definition:
CREATE VIEW CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE AS SELECT f_tcat.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID,f_tcat.CAT_HW_MODEL_ID,f_tcat.CREATE_DATE,f_tcat.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE,f_tcat.INTRODUCTION_STR,f_tcat.INTRODUCTION,f_tcat.INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION,f_tcat.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START,f_tcat.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END,f_tcat.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR,f_tcat.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY,f_tcat.GA_EXCEPTION,f_tcat.GA_RANGE_START,f_tcat.GA_RANGE_END,f_tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY_STR,f_tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY,f_tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY_EXCEPTION,f_tcat.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_START,f_tcat.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_END,f_tcat.OBSOLETE_STR,f_tcat.OBSOLETE,f_tcat.OBSOLETE_EXCEPTION,f_tcat.OBSOLETE_RANGE_START,f_tcat.OBSOLETE_RANGE_END,f_tcat.TO_BE_DELETED,f_tcat.TO_BE_DELETED_ON,f_tcat.DELETE_REASON,f_tcat.PRIVATE_FLAG,f_tcat.IS_PRIVATE,f_tcat.PRIVATE_TYPE,f_tcat.REPLACEMENT_ID from TCAT_HW_LIFECYCLE f_tcat where not exists (select 1 from TPC_HW_LIFECYCLE tpc_tab where tpc_tab.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID=f_tcat.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID ) union all SELECT * FROM ( SELECT COALESCE(tpc.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID,tcat.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID) CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID,COALESCE(tpc.CAT_HW_MODEL_ID,tcat.CAT_HW_MODEL_ID) CAT_HW_MODEL_ID,COALESCE(tpc.CREATE_DATE,tcat.CREATE_DATE) CREATE_DATE,CASE WHEN ISNULL(tpc.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE,'31-DEC-1900') > tcat.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE THEN tpc.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE WHEN ISNULL(tpc.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE,'31-DEC-1900') < tcat.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE THEN tcat.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE ELSE tcat.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE END LAST_MODIFIED_DATE, COALESCE(tpc.INTRODUCTION_STR,tcat.INTRODUCTION_STR) INTRODUCTION_STR,COALESCE(tpc.INTRODUCTION,tcat.INTRODUCTION) INTRODUCTION,COALESCE(tpc.INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION,tcat.INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION) INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION,COALESCE(tpc.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START,tcat.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START) INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START,COALESCE(tpc.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END,tcat.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END) INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END,COALESCE(tpc.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR,tcat.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR) GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR,COALESCE(tpc.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY,tcat.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY) GENERAL_AVAILABILITY,COALESCE(tpc.GA_EXCEPTION,tcat.GA_EXCEPTION) GA_EXCEPTION,COALESCE(tpc.GA_RANGE_START,tcat.GA_RANGE_START) GA_RANGE_START,COALESCE(tpc.GA_RANGE_END,tcat.GA_RANGE_END) GA_RANGE_END,COALESCE(tpc.LAST_AVAILABILITY_STR,tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY_STR) LAST_AVAILABILITY_STR,COALESCE(tpc.LAST_AVAILABILITY,tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY) LAST_AVAILABILITY,COALESCE(tpc.LAST_AVAILABILITY_EXCEPTION,tcat.LAST_AVAILABILITY_EXCEPTION) LAST_AVAILABILITY_EXCEPTION,COALESCE(tpc.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_START,tcat.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_START) LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_START,COALESCE(tpc.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_END,tcat.LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_END) LAST_AVAIL_RANGE_END,COALESCE(tpc.OBSOLETE_STR,tcat.OBSOLETE_STR) OBSOLETE_STR,COALESCE(tpc.OBSOLETE,tcat.OBSOLETE) OBSOLETE,COALESCE(tpc.OBSOLETE_EXCEPTION,tcat.OBSOLETE_EXCEPTION) OBSOLETE_EXCEPTION,COALESCE(tpc.OBSOLETE_RANGE_START,tcat.OBSOLETE_RANGE_START) OBSOLETE_RANGE_START,COALESCE(tpc.OBSOLETE_RANGE_END,tcat.OBSOLETE_RANGE_END) OBSOLETE_RANGE_END,COALESCE(tpc.TO_BE_DELETED,tcat.TO_BE_DELETED) TO_BE_DELETED,COALESCE(tpc.TO_BE_DELETED_ON,tcat.TO_BE_DELETED_ON) TO_BE_DELETED_ON,COALESCE(tpc.DELETE_REASON,tcat.DELETE_REASON) DELETE_REASON,COALESCE(uuid.PRIVATE_FLAG,tcat.PRIVATE_FLAG) PRIVATE_FLAG, COALESCE(uuid.IS_PRIVATE,tcat.IS_PRIVATE) IS_PRIVATE, COALESCE(uuid.PRIVATE_TYPE,tcat.PRIVATE_TYPE) PRIVATE_TYPE, COALESCE(tpc.REPLACEMENT_ID,tcat.REPLACEMENT_ID) REPLACEMENT_ID FROM TPC_HW_LIFECYCLE tpc LEFT JOIN TCAT_HW_LIFECYCLE tcat ON tcat.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID = tpc.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID INNER JOIN TPC_UUID uuid ON tpc.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID = uuid.CAT_UUID_ID AND SIGN(tpc.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID )!= -1 ) cat_tab UNION ALL SELECT tpc.CAT_HW_LIFECYCLE_ID,tpc.CAT_HW_MODEL_ID,tpc.CREATE_DATE,tpc.LAST_MODIFIED_DATE,tpc.INTRODUCTION_STR,tpc.INTRODUCTION,tpc.INRODUCTION_EXCEPTION,tpc.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_START,tpc.INTRODUCTION_RANGE_END,tpc.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY_STR,tpc.GENERAL_AVAILABILITY,tpc.GA_EXCEPTION,tpc.GA_RANGE_START,tpc.GA_RANGE_END
 
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