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# DeskDescription

The **DeskDescription** store contains descriptions of the desks.
It is indexed by **Desk** and **AsOfDate** and referenced from the [BookDescription](./bookdescription) store by these two fields.

| Store Field | Key | CanBeNull | Type (+Default Value - if applicable) | Cube Field                                                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------- | --- | --------- | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Desk        | Y   |           | String                                | See field in referencing store ([BookDescription](./bookdescription)) | Desk name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| DeskModel   |     |           | String                                | [FRTB Model](../../cube/frtb-model)                                   | Should the desk be treated as "IMA" or "SA" for the capital charge calculations.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| PLA\_Zone   |     |           | String                                | [PLA Zone](../../cube/pla-zone)                                       | This field 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). If not an FRTB desk, this field is empty. |
| AsOfDate    | Y   |           | LOCALDATE\[yyyy-mm-dd]                |                                                                       | Timestamp (at close of business) for the data.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |