Cause Codes

In an Event, the Cause Code field stores value that is used to identify the cause of the event. The value in the Cause Code field is populated using value in the Cause Codes records. Each Cause Codes record represents a Cause Code and can be used to populate the Cause Code field in an Event.

The baseline GE Digital APM database contains Cause Codes records that are already populated with values that identify cause codes as they are defined by NERC or CEA. We recommend that you:

Do not modify the baseline Cause Codes records so that they match what is defined by NERC or CEA.
Do not create your own Cause Codes records.

Note: For cause codes that can be used to identify the cause of an event for more than one Unit Type, multiple Cause Codes records exist in the baseline GE Digital APM database, one for each Cause Code and Unit Type combination.

The Cause Codes themselves are defined by NERC and CEA. NERC and CEA divides cause codes into systems and components to group the codes into categories. As a result, the GE Digital APM system uses four fields to define cause codes.

Cause Code System
Cause Code Component
Cause Code Description
Cause Code