consumable datetime

cons_dttm

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The combined date-time value for a single-use supply item. Used to track temporal information related to consumable datetime. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for consumable management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

cons_dttm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cons_dttm TIMESTAMP_NTZ,  -- consumable datetime (no timezone)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cons_dttm as consumable_datetime
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
cons_dttm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cons_dttm    TIMESTAMP_NTZ,  -- consumable datetime (no timezone)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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