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GL_JE_HEADERS

Schema: GLtransaction

Journal headers — one row per journal within a batch, carrying ledger, source, category, period, posting status, and control totals; where every subledger's accounting lands

Identity
Module: FinancialsNot org-partitioned
Fusion equivalents (2)
Notes

Ledger-scoped, not operating-unit striped — LEDGER_ID is the partition that matters. STATUS 'U'/'P' (unposted/posted) per the data dictionary; other single-character values are error states. ACTUAL_FLAG separates actuals from budgets and encumbrances — filter 'A' for actuals.

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.

Header & line

GL_JE_HEADERS is the header for its lines in GL_JE_LINES.

Fields

16 fields · 1 key

16 fields.

Table fields: position, field name, description, data type, and flags. 16 fields.
#FieldDescriptionTypeFlags
1JE_HEADER_IDSurrogate key of the journalNUMBER
Primary-key field
2LEDGER_IDThe ledger — the partition that matters here (no operating-unit striping)NUMBER
3JE_BATCH_IDThe journal batch (batch table not cataloged)NUMBER
4NAMEJournal name — unique within the batchVARCHAR2
5JE_SOURCEWhere the journal came from — the subledger source nameVARCHAR2
6JE_CATEGORYThe journal categoryVARCHAR2
7PERIOD_NAMEThe accounting periodVARCHAR2
8STATUSU unposted, P posted (per the data dictionary); other single characters are error statesVARCHAR2
9ACTUAL_FLAGActuals vs budget vs encumbrance — filter 'A' for actualsVARCHAR2
10CURRENCY_CODEJournal currencyVARCHAR2
11DEFAULT_EFFECTIVE_DATEThe journal's effective date — the primary analysis dateDATE
The table's primary analysis date — a real DATE column, no conversion needed
12POSTED_DATEWhen the journal postedDATE
13ACCRUAL_REV_FLAGWhether the journal auto-reversesVARCHAR2
14REVERSED_JE_HEADER_IDThe reversing journal, once reversedNUMBER
15RUNNING_TOTAL_DRControl total of entered debitsNUMBER
16RUNNING_TOTAL_CRControl total of entered creditsNUMBER

Field provenance: hand-curated. 1 key field.

Boilerplate SQL

Starting point for reading GL_JE_HEADERS 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

6 parameters not filled: <catalog>, <schema>, <JE_HEADER_ID>, <DATE_FROM>, <DATE_TO>, <watermark>

-- ============================================================
-- Table  : GL_JE_HEADERS — Journal headers — one row per journal within a batch, carrying ledger, source, category, period, posting status, and control totals; where every subledger's accounting lands
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of GL_JE_HEADERS — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain  : One row per JE_HEADER_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.JE_HEADER_ID AS "Surrogate key of the journal",
  t.LEDGER_ID AS "The ledger — the partition that matters here (no operating-unit striping)",
  t.JE_BATCH_ID AS "The journal batch (batch table not cataloged)",
  t.NAME AS "Journal name — unique within the batch",
  t.JE_SOURCE AS "Where the journal came from — the subledger source name",
  t.JE_CATEGORY AS "The journal category",
  t.PERIOD_NAME AS "The accounting period",
  t.STATUS AS "U unposted, P posted (per the data dictionary); other single characters are error states",
  t.ACTUAL_FLAG AS "Actuals vs budget vs encumbrance — filter 'A' for actuals",
  t.CURRENCY_CODE AS "Journal currency",
  t.DEFAULT_EFFECTIVE_DATE AS "The journal's effective date — the primary analysis date",
  t.POSTED_DATE AS "When the journal posted",
  t.ACCRUAL_REV_FLAG AS "Whether the journal auto-reverses",
  t.REVERSED_JE_HEADER_ID AS "The reversing journal, once reversed",
  t.RUNNING_TOTAL_DR AS "Control total of entered debits",
  t.RUNNING_TOTAL_CR AS "Control total of entered credits"
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.GL_JE_HEADERS t
WHERE
  1 = 1  -- no partition column on this table; the filters below are optional
  -- AND t.JE_HEADER_ID = <JE_HEADER_ID>
  -- AND t.DEFAULT_EFFECTIVE_DATE >= DATE '<DATE_FROM>'
  -- AND t.DEFAULT_EFFECTIVE_DATE <= DATE '<DATE_TO>'
  -- AND t.LAST_UPDATE_DATE >= TIMESTAMP '<watermark>'  -- WHO watermark, bulk-stamped by batch jobs; see quirks guide #who-columns
ORDER BY t.JE_HEADER_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

  • GL_JE_HEADERSGL_JE_LINESheader line · 1:N
    ON GL_JE_HEADERS.JE_HEADER_ID = GL_JE_LINES.JE_HEADER_ID
  • GL_JE_HEADERSGL_LEDGERSforeign key · N:1
    ON GL_JE_HEADERS.LEDGER_ID = GL_LEDGERS.LEDGER_ID

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