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BOM_DEPARTMENTS

Schema: BOMmasterPer inventory org

The department (work center) master per inventory organization — the places operations happen, with class, location, and the scrap account

Identity
Module: BOM & CostingInventory-org partitioned (ORGANIZATION_ID)
Fusion equivalents (2)
Notes

DEPARTMENT_ID is globally unique; the department CODE is unique only per organization.

What the badges mean
Schema: INV
Schema: the Oracle product schema that owns the table (INV, ONT, WSH, PO, BOM, WIP, MRP, MSC, AR, AP, GL, HR, APPLSYS) — tells you which product family the object belongs to, not who can query it.
master
Data class: what the table holds — master data, transaction documents, control/configuration, interface/staging, or an APPS-schema view.

Structural facts — how the table is partitioned, not a trap by itself

OU-striped (ORG_ID)
Rows are scoped to an operating unit. A landed extract carries every operating unit’s rows — filter or join on ORG_ID, and don’t confuse it with ORGANIZATION_ID (see the quirks guide).
Per inventory org
Rows are scoped to an inventory organization (plant or warehouse) via ORGANIZATION_ID — a different partition from OU-striped tables (see the quirks guide).
Language-striped
The table carries a LANGUAGE column (a _TL translation table or FND_LOOKUP_VALUES) — one row per language. Filter to one LANGUAGE or a join multiplies rows (see the quirks guide).

Join & extract hazards — verify before you rely on this

View
This is an APPS-schema convenience view, not a physical table. Extract the base tables it joins instead — views can be slow at scale and aren't guaranteed stable across patches.
In field listings, the Key chip marks a primary-key field.

Fields

8 fields · 1 key

8 fields.

Table fields: position, field name, description, data type, and flags. 8 fields.
#FieldDescriptionTypeFlags
1DEPARTMENT_IDSurrogate key of the department — globally uniqueNUMBER
Primary-key field
2DEPARTMENT_CODEThe department code users see — unique only per organizationVARCHAR2
3ORGANIZATION_IDInventory organizationNUMBER
4DESCRIPTIONDepartment descriptionVARCHAR2
5DEPARTMENT_CLASS_CODEDepartment class groupingVARCHAR2
6LOCATION_IDPhysical location recordNUMBER
7DISABLE_DATEWhen the department was disabled — NULL while activeDATE
8SCRAP_ACCOUNTThe GL account (CCID) scrap at this department charges toNUMBER

Field provenance: hand-curated. 1 key field.

Boilerplate SQL

Starting point for reading BOM_DEPARTMENTS on Databricks — real DATE columns need no conversion, and the org anchor is already in place. The optional LAST_UPDATE_DATE watermark is included. Set your Unity Catalog location, schema, and org values below; they’re substituted into the SQL and the copy button.

Query parameters

5 parameters not filled: <catalog>, <schema>, <inventory_org_id>, <DEPARTMENT_ID>, <watermark>

-- ============================================================
-- Table  : BOM_DEPARTMENTS — The department (work center) master per inventory organization — the places operations happen, with class, location, and the scrap account
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of BOM_DEPARTMENTS — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain  : One row per inventory org (ORGANIZATION_ID) + DEPARTMENT_ID
-- Notes  : Auto-generated skeleton for Oracle EBS R12 data landed in your lakehouse. Dates are real DATE/TIMESTAMP columns — no conversion needed. WHO audit columns omitted (see the quirks guide); the optional LAST_UPDATE_DATE watermark filter supports incremental extracts.
-- ============================================================
SELECT
  t.DEPARTMENT_ID AS "Surrogate key of the department — globally unique",
  t.DEPARTMENT_CODE AS "The department code users see — unique only per organization",
  t.ORGANIZATION_ID AS "Inventory organization",
  t.DESCRIPTION AS "Department description",
  t.DEPARTMENT_CLASS_CODE AS "Department class grouping",
  t.LOCATION_ID AS "Physical location record",
  t.DISABLE_DATE AS "When the department was disabled — NULL while active",
  t.SCRAP_ACCOUNT AS "The GL account (CCID) scrap at this department charges to"
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.BOM_DEPARTMENTS t
WHERE
  t.ORGANIZATION_ID = <inventory_org_id>  -- inventory org, NOT the operating unit — see quirks guide #two-orgs
  -- AND t.DEPARTMENT_ID = <DEPARTMENT_ID>
  -- AND t.LAST_UPDATE_DATE >= TIMESTAMP '<watermark>'  -- WHO watermark, bulk-stamped by batch jobs; see quirks guide #who-columns
ORDER BY t.DEPARTMENT_ID;

Verified September 2026

Relationships

Diagram of 1-hop neighbors — join details below. FND lookup decode and translation edges are highlighted; they’re the joins newcomers most often get wrong.

Join details

  • BOM_OPERATION_SEQUENCESBOM_DEPARTMENTSforeign key · N:1
    ON BOM_OPERATION_SEQUENCES.DEPARTMENT_ID = BOM_DEPARTMENTS.DEPARTMENT_ID
  • BOM_DEPARTMENTSMTL_PARAMETERSforeign key · N:1
    ON BOM_DEPARTMENTS.ORGANIZATION_ID = MTL_PARAMETERS.ORGANIZATION_ID
  • CST_ITEM_COST_DETAILSBOM_DEPARTMENTSforeign key · N:1
    ON CST_ITEM_COST_DETAILS.DEPARTMENT_ID = BOM_DEPARTMENTS.DEPARTMENT_ID AND CST_ITEM_COST_DETAILS.ORGANIZATION_ID = BOM_DEPARTMENTS.ORGANIZATION_ID
  • WIP_OPERATIONSBOM_DEPARTMENTSforeign key · N:1
    ON WIP_OPERATIONS.DEPARTMENT_ID = BOM_DEPARTMENTS.DEPARTMENT_ID AND WIP_OPERATIONS.ORGANIZATION_ID = BOM_DEPARTMENTS.ORGANIZATION_ID

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