Event Categories

Access an Event Category

Procedure

  1. Access the GAA Administrator page.
  2. In the System Codes section, select Event Categories.

    The Event Categories subsection appears, displaying the following columns of information:

    • Event Category ID: This column is populated based on the value in the Entity ID field.
    • Event Category Code
    • Category Description
    • Associated Event Types
    • Color Code
    • Mapped ID
    • Regulatory Organization

  3. Locate the row that contains the Event Category that you want to access.
  4. In the Event Category ID column, select the link.

    The Edit Event Categories window appears, displaying the datasheet of the selected Event Category.

    Note: As needed, you can modify the values in the available fields, and then select to save your changes.

Add an Event Category

Procedure

  1. Access the GAA Administrator page.
  2. In the System Codes section, select Event Categories.

    The Event Categories subsection appears.

  3. In the upper-left corner of the Event Categories section, select .

    The Add Event Category window appears.

  4. As needed, enter the values in the available fields.
  5. Select .

    The new Event Category is added.

Delete an Event Category

About this task

Important: You must not delete a baseline Event Category.

Procedure

  1. Access the GAA Administrator page.
  2. In the System Codes section, select Event Categories.

    The Event Categories subsection appears.

  3. Select the row containing the Event Category that you want to delete.

  4. In the upper-right corner of the Event Category section, select .

    The Delete Event Category dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the selected Event Category.

  5. Select Yes.

    The selected Event Category is deleted, and the updated list of Event Categories appears.