**/DeskDescription*{,.v1}.csv{,.gz} (as specified by desk-description.file-pattern). A sample file is DeskDescription. This file is loaded using the DeskDescription topic. See the Topic Aliases table for an understanding of the topic aliases associated with each topic.
| Field | Key | Null | FieldType | Description | Example |
| Name | Y | N | String | Name of the Desk. | |
| FRTBApproach | N | Y | ‘SA’ or ‘IMA’ | For FRTB desks, this field indicates which model (i.e. approach) should be used for calculating the Risk Charge (either ‘SA’ or ‘IMA’). If not an FRTB desk, this field is empty. | |
| PLA Zone | N | Y | ‘R’, ‘A’, or ‘G’ | For FRTB desks, this field indicates which zone the desk falls into according to the PLA test metrics [MAR32.42]. If not an FRTB desk, this field is empty. | |
| deprecated | N | Y | IRT_Desk flag is now found in BookDescription | ||
| AsOfDate | Y | N | Date ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ | Timestamp (at close of business) for the data. |