About Event Start and Event End Date

The value in the Event Start and Event End fields identify the way in which an event contributes to the NERC GADS Event Report 07 or NERC GADS Performance Report 05. This topic describes how these fields contribute to the reports in various scenarios.

Scenario 1: Event start and end date are known

In this scenario, the Event Start field contains the actual date when the event started and the End Date field contains the actual date when the event ended. The actual date can be a date of the past or current date. The following will be true in this scenario:

The Start Date is Estimated? check box must be cleared.
The End Date is Estimated? check box must be cleared.
The NERC GADS Event Report 07 includes the event.
The NERC GADS Performance Report 05 includes the effect on performance due to this event.

Scenario 2: Start date is known but event end date is unknown

In this scenario, the Event Start field contains the actual date when the event started, but the End Date field contains no value to indicate when the event might end. The actual date can be a past date or the current date. The following will be true in this scenario:

The Start Date is Estimated? check box must be cleared.
The End Date is Estimated? check box must be cleared.
The NERC GADS Event Report 07 includes the event with no value in the Event End field.
The NERC GADS Performance Report 05 includes the event with the end of month as the value in the Event End field. The report also includes the effect on performance due to this event.

Scenario 3: Start date is known but event end date is estimated

In this scenario, the Event Start field contains the actual date when the event started but the End Date field contains an estimated date in future when the event might end. The actual date can be a past date or the current date. The following will be true in this scenario:

The Start Date is Estimated? check box must be cleared.
The End Date is Estimated? check box must be selected.
The NERC GADS Event Report 07 includes the event with no value in the Event End field.
The NERC GADS Performance Report 05 includes the event with no value in the Event End field. The report also includes the effect on performance due to this event.

Scenario 4: Start and End date of an event are estimated

In this scenario, the Event Start field contains the estimated date in future when the event will start and the End Date field contains an estimated date in future when the event might end. The following will be true in this scenario:

The Start Date is Estimated? check box must be selected.
The End Date is Estimated? check box must be selected.
The NERC GADS Event Report 07 does not include the event.
The NERC GADS Performance Report 05 does not include the event.