Temperature Excursion
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ISO-11179 Definition
A recorded deviation outside the acceptable temperature range for storing medications, vaccines, or biological specimens in pharmacy or laboratory systems. Data engineers use excursion logs to trigger quality alerts, flag compromised inventory records, and support regulatory compliance reporting in cold chain management platforms.
Standard Abbreviation
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Category
Production DDL — FACT_SUPPLY_ORDER
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FACT_SUPPLY_ORDER (
sply_ord_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- surrogate key,
sply_ord_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL -- supply order ID,
mbr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_MEMBER,
prvdr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_PROVIDER,
item_cd VARCHAR(20) -- item code,
item_nm VARCHAR(255) -- item name,
hcpcs_cd VARCHAR(10) -- HCPCS code,
qty_ord DECIMAL(10,2) -- quantity ordered,
qty_dspnd DECIMAL(10,2) -- quantity dispensed,
unit_cst_amt DECIMAL(10,2) -- unit cost amount,
tot_cst_amt DECIMAL(10,2) -- total cost amount,
ord_dt DATE -- order date,
dspnd_dt DATE -- dispensed date,
prior_auth_nbr VARCHAR(30) -- prior authorization number,
load_dt TIMESTAMP_NTZ NOT NULL -- load timestamp
);
Standard Snowflake DDL for the canonical supply table. Convert to BigQuery or Databricks →
Why This Term Matters
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