Cause Codes Records

Cause Codes records store information about the fields in the Cause Codes family that are used to populate the Cause Code field in a Primary Event record. This topic provides an alphabetical list of the fields that exist for the Cause Codes family and describes how the fields will be used to populate the Cause Code field in an Event record. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. This list is not comprehensive.

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Field	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Code	Character	Used to populate the Cause Code field in the Event record.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.
Code Description	Character	Used to populate the Cause Code and Cause Code Description fields in the Event record.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.
Component	Character	Used to populate the Cause Code Component field and to restrict the list in the Cause Code field to values in Cause Codes records that contain a value in this field that matches the value in the Cause Code Component field in the Event.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.
OMC Code	Character	Used to set the value in the OMC Event field automatically.	In an Event, when you set the value in the Cause Code field, if the value in this field is: True, the GE Digital APM system will automatically set the value in the OMC Event field to True. False, the GE Digital APM system will automatically set the value in the OMC Event field to False.
Record Number	Numeric	Indicates the record number based on the Cause Code and the Component.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.
Regulatory Organization	Character	Identifies the council to which data will be reported.	A baseline rule exists to populate this field with a list of the following values: Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) This field is required.
System	Character	Used to populate the Cause Code System field and to restrict the list in the Cause Code Component and Cause Code fields to values in Cause Codes records that contain a value in this field that matches the value in the Cause Code System field in the Event.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.
Unit Type	Character	Used to restrict the list in the Cause Code System, Cause Code Component, and Cause Code fields to values in Cause Codes records that contain a value in this field that matches the value in the GADS Unit Type field in GAA Unit record with which the Event is associated.	This value is defined by NERC in the GADS DRI and CEA in the Generation Equipment Status ERIS.