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DATA VIEW NAME

ESIS_PROPOSALS

OVERVIEW 

This view displays all Research Administration proposal information from the ESIS system.

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Research and Sponsored Programs;
Robert Andresen

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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

NOTE: Data on proposal records that were created between 1971 and 1981 may have values in fields that do not conform to today’s definitions due to different standards and definitions used during that time period.

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LAST UPDATED

04/01/94
Project to standardize the data view documentation.
04/24/96 Added Direct Costs and Indirect Cost (rzs)
09/18/96 Added PROJECT_DESC250 - full project description
10/97 Removed fields INDIRECT_COSTS and REVISED_IC_AMOUNT
12/02/03 Added Routing_Number.
05/04 Expand Proposal_Number to 6 characters(displayed as 40 varchar2)

DATA FORMATS

Primary Key Columns are identified with an asterisk (*)

Alphanumeric Data

VARCHAR2( N)  (N) = maximum length. Field contains letters and/or numbers. Trailing blanks are eliminated.
Example: VARCHAR2 (5) could contain ‘ABC12’ or  ‘ABC’ or ‘A’

CHAR (N) (N) = the field length. Field contains letters and/or numbers. Trailing blanks are NOT eliminated.

Numeric Data

NUMBER (N) (N) = length. Field contains only numbers.
NUMBER (X,Y) =  format for numbers with decimal positions
X = total number of digits Y = the number of digits after the decimal
Examples: NUMBER (6) represents 250012 NUMBER (6,2) represents 2500.12

Date

DATE  - Date can be in various formats. Date functions available with your query tool can be used to format the date. 
Examples:  DATE (YYYYMMDD), DATE (YYDDD), DATE (DD-MM-YY)


Column Name

Format

Description

*PROPOSAL_NUMBER

Varchar2(40)

A computer assigned sequential number that identifies the proposal.

ROUTING_NUMBER

Varchar2(6)

A unique number assigned to proposals from PALS, the internal RSP tracking
system.

STATUS

Char(1)

This describes the status of the proposal.  Valid codes are:
 
Status Code
Definition
 
P
pending
 
W
withdrawn
 
R
rejected by Agency
 
A
approved by Agency
 
N
approved, but not funded
 
I
inactive

FUND

Char(3)

The fund that has been assigned to this award.  A fund is an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts and a stated purpose or set of objectives.

YEAR

Char(1)

The State fiscal year of this project. 
Valid values are:
   Blank
   0-9

ACCT

Char(4)

The account number assigned to this award.  This is used for records that are organized by project rather than by organizational entity.  This is normally used for gift and grant funds.

STATUS_DATE

Char(6)

This represents the date of the next Regent meeting if the proposal is awarded, or the current date if the project is rejected or withdrawn.
Format: YYMMDD.

REQUEST_DATE

Char(6)

This identifies the date that the proposal was processed by research administration. 
Format: YYMMDD.

BEGIN_DATE

Char(6)

The beginning date of the project. 
Format: YYMMDD.

END_DATE

Char(6)

The ending date of the project. 
Format: MMYYDD.

AGENCY

Char(13)

The abbreviation of an agency providing funding.

AGENCY1

Varchar2(5)

The abbreviation of an agency providing funding.

AGENCY2

Varchar2(4)

The abbreviation of an agency providing funding.

AGENCY3

Varchar2(4)

The abbreviation of an agency providing funding.

NONDIRECT

Char(2)

Identifies Federal funds awards to the UW through a Non-federal agency acting as prime contractor.  If 'ND' entered then Federal Agency is the AGENCY_CODE field, and prime contractor is in DONOR_DESCRIPTION.

DONOR_DESC

Char(50)

The description of the donor.  This could be the donor's name or an agency translation.  This is just the first 50 characters of the title.  The title length is actually 200 characters long.

DONOR_DESC200

Varchar2(200)

The full 200 character description of the donor.  This could be the donor's name or an agency translation. 

DONOR_TYPE

Char(1)

A classification of the donor or granting agency. 
Valid values are:
  Donor Type
Definition
 
Blank
Not known
 
A
Corporation
 
B
Corporate foundations
 
C
Alumni
 
D
Health related organization
 
E
Other individuals or families
 
F
Foundations
 
G
Other organizations, societies, etc.
 
H
Ggovernmental units other than federal
 
I
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
 
J
Government-Federal (All 144 145 146 147 148 Accts)
 
K
Multiple donors
 
L
Government - State - WI
 
M
Government - County - WI
 
N
Government - City - WI
 
O
Government - Domestic  (Other State, County, City)
 
P
Government - Foreign (United Nations World Bank)
 
Q
University, School, Hospital - Public
 
R
University, School, Hospital - Private
 
S
Public Broadcasting (The Friends of WHA & others)
 
T
Public Broadcasting (CPB, PBS, NPR, public radio and TV stations)
 
U
Individuals, Trusts & Estates (not-alumni/Brittingham)
 
V
Non-business Associations, Clubs, Committees, Societies, Councils, Guilds, Leagues (social and professional)
 
W
Alumni including trusts and estates (Vilas)
 
X
Other UW System Foundations
 
Z
Overhead, Suspense, Revolving

DONOR_ADDRESS

Char(100)

Address of the donor of the award.

PROJECT_TYPE

Char(2)

This code is used to identify types of projects.  Not all projects will have a value in this field.
 
Project Code
Description
 
01
suspense
 
02
overhead
 
03
faculty-staff salary support
 
04
student salary support
 
05
employee-interchange agreement
 
06
named professorships
 
07
research-health related (non-federal)
 
08
research-industrial (non-federal)
 
09
research-other (non-federal)
 
10
research (federal)
 
11
doctoral dissertation research
 
12
research career awards
 
20
research training program educational research training program traineeships
 
21

Research participation

 
22
institutes (academic, summer, advanced study etc.)
 
23
preparation of personnel in the education of handicapped
 
24
educational personnel development program
 
25
instruction-training-general
 
26
instruction-training-women
 
27
instruction-training-minority
 
28
instruction-training-in service
 
29

faculty developmen

 
30

fellowship-predoctoral

 
31
fellowship-postdoctoral
 
32
fellowship-special
 
33
fellowship-international
 
34
"NDEA Title IV"
 
35
"NDEA Title VI"
 
36
fellowship-graduate
 
G1

assigned

G2 disadvantaged
G3 campus fellowships
G4 E.B. Fred
G5 grad special
G6 supplement
G7 travel
 
37

fellowship-science faculty

 
38
fellowship supply allowance
 
39
fellowship-miscellaneous
 
40
construction-remodeling-renovations
 
41
landscaping-planting
 
44
exhibits
 
45
miscellaneous
 
49
patient care
 
50
equipment
 
51
computer usage
 
52
radio-television production
 
53
lecture programs
 
60
scholarships
 
61
short course programs
 
62
prizes, awards
 
63
graduate student support
 
66
loans
 
68
work-study
 
69
tuition and fees only
 
70
curriculum improvement and development
 
71
libraries
 
72
books, journals
 
73
language and area centers
 
74
travel
 
75
Title I of Higher Education Act of 1965
 
76
Title II of Higher Education Act of 1965
 
77
Title III of Higher Education Act of 1965
 
85
headstart program
 
86
upward bound program
 
90
conference, workshop, symposium
 
91
publications
 
92
editorial-secretarial expenses
 
95
institutional programs
 
97
international programs
 
98
discretionary-unrestricted

PROJECT_UDDS

Char(7)

The UDDS charged with administering the project for the principal investigator.  It may or may not be the UDDS where the principal investigator resides.

PROJECT_DESC

Char(50)

The title of the project or proposal.  This is just the first of 50 characters of the title.  The title length is actually 250-characters long.

REVISED_BUDGET

Char(1)

Indicate the number of times the proposal budget has been revised.
     (1 to 9)
     Defaults to "N" = NO.

REVISED_AMT_REQ

Number(11,2)

The revised amount of direct costs the extramural sponsor is asked to provide.  Must be entered if the REVISED BUDGET field is changed.

PI_NAME

Char(30)

The name of the principal investigator for the project.  A principal investigator is the person who administers the grant or submitted the proposal.

PI_SSN

Char(9)

The social security number of the principal investigator.

PI_UDDS

Char(7)

The UDDS (unit, division, department, sub-department) of the principal investigator.

CO_PI_NAME

Char(30)

The name of a second person working on the project.

CO_SSN

Char(9)

The social security number of the second person working on the project.

CO_UDDS

Char(7)

The UDDS (unit, division, department, sub-department) of the second person working on the project.

PREDECESSOR_ACCT

Char(4)

The account number that identified the project during the previous year.

REQUEST_TYPE

Char(1)

The type of proposal request. 
Valid values are:
Type Codes
Description
 
N
new
 
R
renewal
 
C
continuation
 
S
supplement

LOADDATE

Date

The date of the most recent data load. 
Format: YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS.

ORIG_AMT_REQUESTED

Number(11,2)

The amount of direct costs the extramural sponsor is asked to provide.

PROJECT_DESC250

Char(250)

This is the full 250-character description of the project description.