CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE EFT_NOM.cout_system_configuration IS

  /**
    -- Package containing the common utility system configuration routines used by the Access Manager application
    -- #version $Revision: $
    -- #author Andy Hardy
  */

  /*
  $Header: $  Logfile, Revision, Date, Author

  $Modtime: $  Date and time of last modification

  $History: $
  */

  /** Default date format for stored configuration items*/
  g_date_format CONSTANT VARCHAR2(80) := 'DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS';

  /** Setup of default system configuration items */
  PROCEDURE setup_system_configuration;

  /** Add a date configuration item
  #param p_parameter The name of the configuration item
  #param p_value The value to be given to the configuration item
  #param p_description The description of the configuration item
  */
  PROCEDURE add_configuration_item_date(p_parameter   IN VARCHAR2
                                       ,p_value       IN DATE
                                       ,p_description IN VARCHAR2 := NULL);
  /** Add a non-date configuration item
  #param p_parameter The name of the configuration item
  #param p_value The value to be given to the configuration item
  #param p_description The description of the configuration item
  */
  PROCEDURE add_configuration_item(p_parameter   IN VARCHAR2
                                  ,p_value       IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL
                                  ,p_description IN VARCHAR2 := NULL);

  /** Get a date configuration item
  #param p_parameter The name of the configuration item to be retrieved
  #return Value of the configuration item as a date
  */
  FUNCTION get_configuration_item_date(p_parameter IN VARCHAR2) RETURN DATE;
  /** Get a configuration item
  #param p_parameter The name of the configuration item to be retrieved
  #return Value of the configuration item
  */
  FUNCTION get_configuration_item(p_parameter IN VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2;

END cout_system_configuration;
/