The rate header entity stores header information for a rate table. Each record on this table refers to a rate table with an effective date and a status. It contains the following fields:
| Entity Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | This field is the date on which this record becomes effective. |
| Rate Table Type | This field is the type of the rate table. It is populated from the RateTableType code table. There should be one entry in this code table for each rate table in the system. This field is used to determine the set of temporal records that comprise the data for a given rate table. |
| Rate Status | This field is the status of this record. It is populated from the RateStatus code table. Where a second record has been cloned from a rate table the original record will have a rate status of superseded. |
| Comments | This field contains the comments about this record. |