This workflow provides the basic, high-level steps for using GAA. The steps and links in this workflow do not necessarily reference every possible procedure. For more procedures, see the links in the Related Information section.
Create Primary Events to record data to represent each event in which units suffer a loss of power generation capacity.
Create Contributing Events to represent events related to the Primary Event and link them to the Primary Event. This is required only if you selected NERC as your Primary Regulatory Organization in the GAA Unit record.
Create Performance records to gather event statistics and link it to the GAA Unit record that represents the unit for which the Performance record stores data. This is required only if you selected NERC as your Primary Regulatory Organization in the GAA Unit record.
Update Performance records to make sure that all the Performance records for the reporting period are up-to-date. This is required only if you selected NERC as your Primary Regulatory Organization in the GAA Unit record.
Report data to NERC or CEA. You should run reports after the end of each reporting period. The reporting periods and the schedule on which you should report data are defined by the organization to which you are reporting the data.