Ares Database Tables

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This page provides a complete alphabetical list of the database tables and fields used in Ares. Primary keys for the tables are designated in the PK column in each table.  

Addons

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  Name nvarchar(100)
  AddonType nvarchar(50)
  Active bit
  Package varbinary(max)
  Settings nvarchar(max)
  LastUpdated datetime

CancellationReasons

PK
Field Name
Field Type
PK ID int
  Reason nvarchar(255)
  DefaultNote nvarchar(max)
  CancelType nvarchar(50)

Courses

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CourseID int
  Name nvarchar(200)
  CourseCode nvarchar(20)
  Description nvarchar(max)
  URL nvarchar(255)
  Semester nvarchar(50)
  StartDate smalldatetime
  StopDate smalldatetime
  Department nvarchar(50)
  Instructor nvarchar(50)
  CourseNumber nvarchar(50)
  CoursePassword nvarchar(50)
  MaxCopyright money
  DefaultPickupSite nvarchar(10)
  CourseEnrollment int
  ExternalCourseId nvarchar(255)
  RegistrarCourseId nvarchar(255)
  CreationDate datetime
  CreatedBy nvarchar(50)
  CreatedVia nvarchar(30)
  CourseInfo1 nvarchar(255)
  CourseInfo2 nvarchar(255)
  CourseInfo3 nvarchar(255)
  CourseInfo4 nvarchar(255)
  CourseInfo5 nvarchar(255)
  InstructorDisplayName nvarchar(max)

CoursesSharedListsLink

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CourseID int
PK ListID int

CourseUserAuthorizations 

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CourseID int
PK LibraryID nvarchar(50)

CourseUsers

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CourseID int
PK Username nvarchar(50)
  UserType nvarchar(50)
  AddedBy nvarchar(50)

CourseUserSubscription

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CourseID int
PK Username nvarchar(50)

CourseUserValidation

PK Field Name Field Type
PK RegistrarCourseId nvarchar(50)
PK LibraryID nvarchar(50)
  UserType nvarchar(50)

CourseValidation

PK Field Name Field Type
PK RegistrarCourseId nvarchar(255)
  ExternalCourseId nvarchar(255)
  Name nvarchar(200)
  CourseCode nvarchar(20)
  Description nvarchar(max)
  URL nvarchar(255)
  Semester nvarchar(50)
  StartDate smalldatetime
  StopDate smalldatetime
  Department nvarchar(50)
  Instructor nvarchar(50)
  CourseNumber nvarchar(50)
  CoursePassword nvarchar(50)
  MaxCopyright money
  DefaultPickupSite nvarchar(10)
  CourseEnrollment int

CrossListCourse

PK Field Name Field Type
PK XCourseID int
  ParentCourseID int
  Department nvarchar(50)
  CourseNumber nvarchar(50)
  CourseCode nvarchar(50)
  Name nvarchar(200)

CustomDropDown

PK Field Name Field Type
PK GroupName nvarchar(100)
PK LabelName nvarchar(200)
  LabelValue nvarchar(100)

Customization

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CustKey nvarchar(60)
  Value nvarchar(1000)
  KeyDescription nvarchar(max)
  Category nvarchar(50)
  SubCategory nvarchar(50)
  KeyType nvarchar(50)
  ReadOnly bit
PK ProcessingLocation nvarchar(10)

CustomizationLookup

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  CustKey nvarchar(60)
  LookupValue nvarchar(1000)

CustomizationTracking

PK Field Name Field Type
PK CustKey nvarchar(100)
  ValueChangedFrom nvarchar(1000)
  ValueChangedTo nvarchar(1000)
PK ChangedTime datetime
  ChangedBy nvarchar(20)
PK ProcessingLocation nvarchar(10)

CustomQueues

PK Field Name Field Type
PK QueueName nvarchar(50)
  IsFlag bit
  CanClone bit

DailyTaskReports

PK Field Name Field Type
PK

ID

int
  Process nvarchar(100)
  RunTime datetime
  Result nvarchar(10)
  Description nvarchar(255)

DisplayStatuses

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  ItemStatus nvarchar(255)
  WebDisplayStatus nvarchar(255)

DocumentTypes

PK Field Name Field Type
PK DocumentTypeName nvarchar(50)
  DocumentTypeValue nvarchar(50)
  Extension nvarchar(50)
  Icon nvarchar(200)
  ContentType nvarchar(100)
  ForceReview bit
  ForceReviewOnClone bit

ElectronicFiles

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  FileName nvarchar(max)
  FileSize bigint
  Hash binary(32)
  Pending bit

EmailCopies

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  EmailDate datetime
  EmailType nvarchar(50)
  EmailReference nvarchar(50)
  Staff nvarchar(50)
  EmailTo nvarchar(500)
  EmailFrom nvarchar(500)
  EmailCC nvarchar(500)
  EmailBCC nvarchar(500)
  Subject nvarchar(255)
  Body nvarchar(max)
  Status nvarchar(100)
  Note nvarchar(255)

EmailRouting

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ERoutingName nvarchar(50)
  EmailTemplate nvarchar(50)
  DefaultStatus nvarchar(50)

EmailTemplates

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Name nvarchar(50)
  Description nvarchar(255)
  Subject nvarchar(255)
  CCAddress nvarchar(500)
  Text nvarchar(max)
  ToName nvarchar(200)
  ToAddress nvarchar(200)
  Type nvarchar(50)
  SystemTemplate bit
  FromAddress nvarchar(200)
  FromName nvarchar(200)

EventLog

PK Field Name Field Type
PK LogDate datetime
PK Subject nvarchar(20)
PK Status nvarchar(255)
  Username nvarchar(50)

ItemCopyright

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
  CopyrightProvider nvarchar(50)
  Fee money
  OrderHeader nvarchar(50)
  OrderDetail nvarchar(50)
  OrderedBy nvarchar(50)
  OrderDate datetime
  Terms nvarchar(max)
  RightStatus nvarchar(50)
  RightUpdated datetime
  NumStudents int
  NumPages int
  Completed bit
  PermissionDocFileName nvarchar(50)

ItemCopyrightHistory

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  ItemID int
  CopyrightProvider nvarchar(50)
  Fee money
  OrderHeader nvarchar(50)
  OrderDetail nvarchar(50)
  OrderedBy nvarchar(50)
  OrderDate datetime
  Terms nvarchar(max)
  RightStatus nvarchar(50)
  RightUpdated datetime
  NumStudents int
  NumPages int
  Completed bit
  PermissionDocFileName nvarchar(50)
  EntryDate datetime

ItemFlags

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
PK Flag nvarchar(50)

ItemHistory

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
PK DateTime datetime
PK Entry nvarchar(255)
PK Username nvarchar(50)

ItemNotes

PK Field Name Field Type
  ItemID int
  AddedBy nvarchar(50)
  NoteDate datetime
  NoteType nvarchar(50)
  Note nvarchar(max)
PK NoteID int

Items

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
  CourseID int
  PickupLocation nvarchar(10)
  ProcessingLocation nvarchar(10)
  CurrentStatus nvarchar(50)
  CurrentStatusDate datetime
  ItemType nvarchar(50)
  DigitalItem bit
  Location nvarchar(max)
  AresDocument bit
  InstructorProvided bit
  CopyrightRequired bit
  CopyrightObtained bit
  VisibleToStudents bit
  ActiveDate datetime
  InactiveDate datetime
  Callnumber nvarchar(100)
  ReasonForCancellation nvarchar(255)
  Proxy bit
  Title nvarchar(255)
  Author nvarchar(255)
  Publisher nvarchar(50)
  PubPlace nvarchar(30)
  PubDate nvarchar(30)
  Edition nvarchar(30)
  ISXN nvarchar(20)
  ESPNumber nvarchar(32)
  CitedIn nvarchar(255)
  DOI nvarchar(50)
  ArticleTitle nvarchar(255)
  Volume nvarchar(30)
  Issue nvarchar(30)
  JournalYear nvarchar(30)
  JournalMonth nvarchar(30)
  Pages nvarchar(100)
  ShelfLocation nvarchar(100)
  DocumentType nvarchar(50)
  ItemFormat nvarchar(50)
  Description nvarchar(255)
  CCCNumber nvarchar(50)
  LoanPeriod int
  Editor nvarchar(255)
  ReferenceNumber nvarchar(50)
  ItemBarcode nvarchar(50)
  NeededBy nvarchar(50)
  PagesEntireWork smallint
  PageCount smallint
  NatureOfWork nvarchar(50)
  SortOrder int
  ItemInfo1 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo2 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo3 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo4 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo5 nvarchar(255)
  ListItemID int
  MediaExpirationDate datetime

ItemSize

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
  Limited bit
  ItemSize float

ItemTags

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
PK Tagger nvarchar(50)
PK ItemTag nvarchar(255)
  TagAdded smalldatetime
PK TagType nvarchar(20)

ItemText

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
  ItemText nvarchar(max)

ItemTracking

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
PK TrackingDateTime datetime
PK Status nvarchar(50)
  Username nvarchar(50)

LinkCheck

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ItemID int
  UpdateMethod nvarchar(50)
  Status nvarchar(50)
  StatusUpdater nvarchar(50)
  StatusTime smalldatetime
  HTTPCode nvarchar(50)
  HTTPDescription nvarchar(50)

LoanPeriods

PK Field Name Field Type
PK LoanPeriodID int
  Site nvarchar(10)
  Description nvarchar(50)
  Minutes int
  Visible to Instructors bit

LTIConsumers

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ConsumerKey nvarchar(50)
  SharedSecret nvarchar(50)
  InstructorRoles nvarchar(1000)
  AresWebURL nvarchar(1000)
  CourseProxyRoles nvarchar(1000)

LTIFieldMappings

PK Field Name Field Type
PK AresFieldName nvarchar(100)
PK AresObjectName nvarchar(100)
  LTIFieldName nvarchar(100)

LTIKeys

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID nvarchar(32)
  PublicKey nvarchar(max)
  PrivateKey nvarchar(max)
  Revoked bit
  Created datetime

LTINonceEntries

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Nonce nvarchar(50)
PK RequestType int
  TimeStamp datetime

LTIPlatforms

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  AuthenticationURL nvarchar(max)
  AresWebURL nvarchar(1000)
  Issuer nvarchar(max)
  ClientID nvarchar(max)
  DeploymentID nvarchar(255)
  Key nvarchar(max)
  KeySetURL nvarchar(max)
  InstructorRoles nvarchar(1000)
  CourseProxyRoles nvarchar(1000)

LTIPlatformMappings

PK Field Name Field Type
PK LTIPlatformID int
PK AresFieldName nvarchar(100)
PK AresObjectName nvarchar(100)
  LTIFieldName nvarchar(255)

MessageBoard

PK Field Name Field Type
PK MBID int
PK BoardId int
  Thread int
  Title nvarchar(300)
  PostDate datetime
  Username nvarchar(50)
  Message nvarchar(max)

OpenURLDestinations

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Destination nvarchar(50)
  DestinationURL nvarchar(500)
  DestinationStatus nvarchar(50)

OpenURLMapping

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ID int
  URL_Ver nvarchar(50)
  rfr_id nvarchar(100)
  AresAction nvarchar(50)
  AresFieldName nvarchar(100)
  OpenURLFieldValues nvarchar(250)
  AresValue nvarchar(100)

PrintDetails

PK Field Name Field Type
PK SessionID int
PK ItemID int

PrintSessions

PK Field Name Field Type
PK SessionID int
  Username nvarchar(50)
  PrintDateTime datetime
  PrintType nvarchar(50)
  ItemsPrinted int

ProxyUsers

PK Field Name Field Type
PK InstructorUsername nvarchar(50)
PK ProxyUsername nvarchar(50)

RightsholderJournals

PK Field Name Field Type
PK RightsholderID int
PK Journal nvarchar(255)
PK ISSN nvarchar(50)

Rightsholders

PK Field Name Field Type
PK RightsholderID int
  RightsholderName nvarchar(200)
  Address1 nvarchar(200)
  Address2 nvarchar(200)
  Address3 nvarchar(200)
  City nvarchar(100)
  State nvarchar(100)
  PostalCode nvarchar(50)
  Country nvarchar(100)
  ContactName nvarchar(100)
  Phone nvarchar(50)
  Fax nvarchar(50)
  Email nvarchar(50)
  Comments nvarchar(max)
  RightsholderType nvarchar(50)
  PaymentPreference nvarchar(50)
  RequestMethod nvarchar(50)
  RightsholderURL nvarchar(255)

Routing

PK Field Name Field Type
PK RuleID int
  Active bit
  Status nvarchar(50)
  Match nvarchar(500)
  NewStatus nvarchar(50)
  Description nvarchar(255)

Semesters

PK Field Name Field Type
PK SemesterName nvarchar(50)
  StartDate datetime
  EndDate datetime
  ItemAdditionDate datetime

ServerAddons

PK Field Field Type
PK ID int
  Name nvarchar (100)
  Configuration nvarchar(max)
  Code nvarchar(max)

SharedListItems

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ListItemID int
  ListID int
  PickupLocation nvarchar(10)
  ProcessingLocation nvarchar(10)
  ItemType nvarchar(50)
  DigitalItem bit
  Location nvarchar(max)
  AresDocument bit
  InstructorProvided bit
  CopyrightRequired bit
  CopyrightObtained bit
  VisibleToStudents bit
  Callnumber nvarchar(100)
  ReasonForCancellation nvarchar(255)
  Proxy bit
  Title nvarchar(255)
  Author nvarchar(255)
  Publisher nvarchar(50)
  PubPlace nvarchar(30)
  PubDate nvarchar(30)
  Edition nvarchar(30)
  ISXN nvarchar(20)
  ESPNumber nvarchar(32)
  CitedIn nvarchar(255)
  DOI nvarchar(50)
  ArticleTitle nvarchar(255)
  Volume

nvarchar(30)

  Issue nvarchar(30)
  JournalYear nvarchar(30)
  JournalMonth nvarchar(30)
  Pages nvarchar(30)
  ShelfLocation nvarchar(100)
  DocumentType nvarchar(50)
  ItemFormat nvarchar(50)
  Description nvarchar(255)
  CCCNumber nvarchar(50)
  LoanPeriod int
  Editor nvarchar(255)
  ReferenceNumber nvarchar(50)
  ItemBarcode nvarchar(50)
  PagesEntireWork smallint
  PageCount smallint
  NatureOfWork nvarchar(50)
  SortOrder int
  ItemInfo1 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo2 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo3 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo4 nvarchar(255)
  ItemInfo5 nvarchar(255)
  MediaExpirationDate datetime

SharedListItemText

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ListItemID int
  ItemText nvarchar(max)

SharedLists

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ListID int
  ListType nvarchar(50) 
  ListReference nvarchar(50)
  ListName nvarchar(255)

Sites

PK Field Name Field Type
PK SiteCode nvarchar(10)
  SiteName nvarchar(50)
  DefaultProcessingSite nvarchar(10)
  AvailableForPickup bit
  AvailableForProcessing bit

Staff

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Username nvarchar(50)
  Password nvarchar(50)
  FirstName nvarchar(50)
  LastName nvarchar(50)
  Description nvarchar(100)
  ClientPermissions int
  CustomizationManagerPermissions int
  StaffManagerPermissions int
  AddonPermissions int
  StaffPasswordID int

StaffPasswords

PK Field Name Field Type
  Username nvarchar(50)
  ChangedDate DateTime
  PasswordHash nvarchar(255)
  ModifiedBy nvarchar(50)

StaffLayouts

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Username nvarchar(50)
PK LayoutType nvarchar(150)
  Layout varbinary(max)

SystemAlerts

PK Field Name Field Type
PK AlertID int
  AlertTitle nvarchar(255)
  AddedBy nvarchar(50)
  DateAdded datetime
  ActiveDate datetime
  InactiveDate datetime
  IdentifierType nvarchar(50)
  IdentifierValue nvarchar(50)
  AllowDeletion bit
  AlertMessage nvarchar(max)

UserHotList

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Username nvarchar(50)
PK ItemID int

UserNotes

PK Field Name Field Type
PK NoteID int
  Username nvarchar(50)
  NoteDate datetime
  Note nvarchar(max)

Users

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Username nvarchar(50)
  LastName nvarchar(50)
  FirstName nvarchar(50)
  LibraryID nvarchar(50)
  Address1 nvarchar(50)
  Address2 nvarchar(50)
  Address3 nvarchar(50)
  City nvarchar(50)
  State nvarchar(50)
  Zip nvarchar(10)
  Department nvarchar(255)
  Status nvarchar(50)
  EmailAddress nvarchar(100)
  Phone1 nvarchar(20)
  Phone2 nvarchar(20)
  UserType nvarchar(20)
  Password nvarchar(50)
  PasswordHint nvarchar(50)
  LastChangedDate datetime
  LastLoginDate datetime
  Cleared nvarchar(5)
  ExpirationDate datetime
  Trusted bit
  AuthMethod nvarchar(50)
  CourseEmailDefault bit
  ExternalUserId nvarchar(50)
  RSSID nvarchar(50)
  UserInfo1 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo2 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo3 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo4 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo5 nvarchar(255)

UserSystemAlerts

PK Field Name Field Type
PK AlertID int
PK Username nvarchar(50)
PK DateAlertRead datetime

UserValidation

PK Field Name Field Type
PK LibraryID nvarchar(50)
  Username nvarchar(50)
  LastName nvarchar(50)
  FirstName nvarchar(50)
  Address1 nvarchar(50)
  Address2 nvarchar(50)
  Address3 nvarchar(50)
  City nvarchar(50)
  State nvarchar(50)
  Zip nvarchar(10)
  Department nvarchar(255)
  Status nvarchar(50)
  EmailAddress nvarchar(100)
  Phone1 nvarchar(20)
  Phone2 nvarchar(20)
  UserType nvarchar(20)
  ClearTextPassword nvarchar(64)
  PasswordHint nvarchar(50)
  Cleared nvarchar(5)
  ExpirationDate datetime
  Trusted bit
  AuthMethod nvarchar(50)
  CourseEmailDefault bit
  ExternalUserId nvarchar(50)
  UserInfo1 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo2 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo3 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo4 nvarchar(255)
  UserInfo5 nvarchar(255)

WebFormValues

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Formname nvarchar(40)
PK SubmitButtonValue nvarchar(100)
PK SubmitButtonText nvarchar(100)

WebServiceAgents

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Agent nvarchar(450)

WebSession

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Username nvarchar(50)
  SessionID nvarchar(40)
  Expiration datetime
  RunMode int

WebValidation

PK Field Name Field Type
PK Formname nvarchar(40)
PK Fieldname nvarchar(60)
PK ValidationType nvarchar(50)
  Validation nvarchar(200)
  Error nvarchar(200)
  Summary nvarchar(200)
  ErrorTag nvarchar(60)

ZProfiles

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ProfileName nvarchar(50)
  DBName nvarchar(50)
  Port nvarchar(10)
  SearchSystemNumber nvarchar(200)
  SearchTitle nvarchar(200)
  SearchAuthor nvarchar(200)
  SearchISSN nvarchar(200)
  SearchISBN nvarchar(200)
  SearchDate nvarchar(200)
  SearchKeywordTitle nvarchar(200)
  SearchKeywordAuthor nvarchar(200)
  ZType nvarchar(50)
  ZIdentifier nvarchar(50)
  ZCallNumber nvarchar(50)
  ZAvailability nvarchar(50)
  ZLocation nvarchar(50)
  AvailabilityType nvarchar(50)
  AvailabilityRegExp nvarchar(255)
  AvailableTextType nvarchar(50)
  AvailableText nvarchar(50)
  NotAvailableTextType nvarchar(50)
  NotAvailableText nvarchar(50)
  SearchCallNumber nvarchar(200)

ZSearches

PK Field Name Field Type
PK SearchNumber int
  SearchName nvarchar(50)
  ServerConfigNumbers nvarchar(100)
  DefaultSearch nvarchar(20)
  SortOrder int

ZServerConfig

PK Field Name Field Type
PK ServerConfigNumber int
  Name nvarchar(50)
  Server nvarchar(50)
  Port int
  DBName nvarchar(50)
  ServerType nvarchar(50)
  SearchSystemNumber nvarchar(200)
  SearchTitle nvarchar(200)
  SearchAuthor nvarchar(200)
  SearchISSN nvarchar(200)
  SearchISBN nvarchar(200)
  SearchDate nvarchar(200)
  SearchKeywordTitle nvarchar(200)
  SearchKeywordAuthor nvarchar(200)
  AuthUser nvarchar(100)
  AuthPass nvarchar(100)
  ZType nvarchar(50)
  ZIdentifier nvarchar(50)
  ZCallNumber nvarchar(50)
  ZAvailablity nvarchar(50)
  ZLocation nvarchar(50)
  AvailabilityType nvarchar(50)
  AvailabilityRegExp nvarchar(255)
  AvailableTestType nvarchar(50)
  AvailableText nvarchar(50)
  NotAvailableTextType nvarchar(50)
  NotAvailableText nvarchar(50)
  SearchCallNumber nvarchar(200)

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