About Related Events

Sometimes, one event will directly follow another event, where each event is represented by a separate Primary Event. There is no limit to the chain of subsequent events that may occur, each of which will be represented by its own Primary Event. In this documentation, we refer to two Primary Events that represent two related events as related Primary Events. A chain of sequential events can be represented by multiple sequential Primary Event pairs.

The GE Digital APM system determines that two Primary Events represent related events when the value in the Event Start Date field in a new Primary Event matches the value in the Event End Date field of an existing Primary Event that is linked to the same GAA Unit. In this case, the value in the Capacity Event Type field in the subsequent event can contain only certain values, depending on the value in the Capacity Event Type field in the preceding event.

Note: Because certain Capacity Event Type values are allowed only for subsequent Primary events, if you select one of these values in a new Primary Event and the record for the preceding event does not already exist, a warning message appears.

When creating a subsequent Primary Event, if you select a Capacity Event Type value that is not listed as an allowable event type in the subsequent Event and you specify a value in the Cause Code field, a warning message appears, explaining that you have selected an invalid scenario that follows an existing Primary Event.

Note: In a chain of events, only the value in the Capacity Event Type field of the immediately preceding event determines the allowable Capacity Event Type in the subsequent event.