---
title: "SQL-027: Latest policy-period effective date lookup"
summary: Retrieve the latest policy-period effective date.
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.View.Policy
reference_type: package
---

# SQL-027: Latest policy-period effective date lookup

`PolicyAssociationList` uses this statement to establish a default as-of date for discount-combination selection when the caller supplies none.

## Classification

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **SQL ID** | SQL-027 |
| **Operation type** | Read |
| **Execution method** | Inline SQL |
| **Database** | Oracle |
| **Schema** | `[unqualified]`** |
| **Command type** | Text |
| **Business object** | `PolicyAssociationList` |
| **Criteria property** | N/A (ad hoc helper) |
| **Lifecycle method** | `GetMaxPolicyEffectiveDate` |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Direction | Type | Max length | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `:PolicyNumber` | Input | Decimal | not specified | Policy number whose most recent policy-period effective date is used as the default discount-combination as-of date. |

## Tables

| Table | Access | Columns used |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [POLICY_PERIOD](../database-tables.md#policy-period) | SELECT | POLICY_NUM, POLICY_PERIOD_EFF_DATE |

## Sample SQL

```sql
select max(policy_period_eff_date)
from policy_period pp
where pp.policy_num = :PolicyNumber
```

## Operations and processes

- [Resolve policy associations](../operations/resolve-policy-associations.md)

## Business rules

- [BR-014: Association date defaults differ per association family and detail-load failures are non-fatal](../business-rules.md#br-014-association-date-defaults-differ-per-association-family-and-detail-load-failures-are-non-fatal)

> **Note:** Statements marked with `*` were inferred from code structure, naming
> conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available
> in source artifacts. Statements marked with `**` could not be confirmed; treat
> as unknown until verified.

## Sources

- `Business/SAIF.Business.View.Policy/PolicyAssociations.vb`