initial push, need to add audit tables

code/sql_other_views/update_field_names.SQL

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+-- Set up the Procedure to loop through every column in GAP_PRODUCTS and 
+-- update the column comment with what is in GAP_PRODUCTS.METADATA_COLUMN
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE update_field_comments AS
+
+    PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION; -- Declare an autonomous transaction
+
+    -- Query all column names from every table in GAP_PRODUCTS EXCEPT VOUCHERS
+    CURSOR COLUMN_NAMES IS 
+        SELECT OWNER, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME 
+        FROM all_tab_cols 
+        WHERE OWNER = 'GAP_PRODUCTS'
+        AND TABLE_NAME NOT IN ('VOUCHERS');
+
+    v_field_description VARCHAR2(4000); -- temporary string variable
+
+BEGIN
+    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Updating Field Comments');
+    FOR rec IN COLUMN_NAMES LOOP
+        BEGIN
+            -- Attempt to find the field description from GAP_PRODUCTS.METADATA_COLUMN
+            SELECT METADATA_COLNAME_DESC
+            INTO v_field_description
+            FROM GAP_PRODUCTS.METADATA_COLUMN
+            WHERE METADATA_COLNAME = rec.COLUMN_NAME
+            AND ROWNUM = 1;  -- Ensure we only get one record
+
+            -- Update the comment on the column if a description is found
+            IF v_field_description IS NOT NULL THEN
+                EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'COMMENT ON COLUMN ' || rec.OWNER || '.' || rec.TABLE_NAME || '.' || rec.COLUMN_NAME || ' IS ''' || v_field_description || '''';
+            END IF;
+
+        EXCEPTION
+            WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
+                -- No matching metadata column, continue to the next
+                NULL;
+            WHEN OTHERS THEN
+                -- Log unexpected errors and continue
+                DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('An error occurred for column ' || rec.COLUMN_NAME || ': ' || SQLERRM);
+        END;
+    END LOOP;
+    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Finished Updating Field Comments');
+END;
+
+-- Set up the Trigger
+CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER trg_update_field_comments
+AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON GAP_PRODUCTS.METADATA_COLUMN
+BEGIN
+    -- Call procedure to update field comments across all GAP_PRODUCTS tables
+    update_field_comments;
+END;