System tables

System tables are database tables that support business logic in PolicyCenter lines of business. Developers who use Guidewire Studio define system tables with needed columns as entities in the data model. Business analysts who use Product Designer can then examine, edit, and enter values for the system tables columns.

System tables provide additional metadata beyond the capacity of typelists. System tables typically provide storage for information that must be maintained periodically by non-developers. Examples include:

• Class codes
• Territory codes
• Industry codes
• Reason codes
• Reference dates
• Rate factors
• Underwriting companies

You view and manage system tables in Product Designer.