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# DESK_DESCRIPTION

The DESK\_DESCRIPTION table contains the desk descriptions.

| Column Name       | Type   | Not Null | Cube Field                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AS\_OF\_DATE      | DATE   | Y        | See field in joined table ([BOOK\_DESCRIPTION](./book_description)) | Timestamp (at close of business) for the data.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| DESK              | STRING | Y        | [Desks](../cube/desks)                                              | The desk to which the book belongs. This will match one of the non-\_DATAMEMBER\_ nodes in levels 1 - 15.                                                                                                           |
| FRTB\_DESK\_MODEL | STRING |          | [FRTB Model](../cube/frtb-model)                                    | Specifies whether the desk should be treated as IMA or SA for the capital charge calculations.                                                                                                                      |
| PLA\_ZONE         | STRING |          | [PLA Zone](../cube/pla-zone)                                        | Indicates which zone the desk falls into according to the PLA test metrics [MAR32.42](https://www.bis.org/basel_framework/chapter/MAR/32.htm?inforce=20230101\&published=20200327#paragraph_MAR_32_20230101_32_42). |

## Unique Key

| Columns      |
| ------------ |
| AS\_OF\_DATE |
| DESK         |

## Incoming Joins

| Source Table                            | Source Columns         | Target Columns         |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [BOOK\_DESCRIPTION](./book_description) | AS\_OF\_DATE<br />DESK | AS\_OF\_DATE<br />DESK |