Event Definitions (OUTEVENT)

This table includes the definitions for eventan incident that disrupts the normal flow of any process that generates the time series. Examples of events are holidays, retail promotions, and natural disasters. variables. Each row of the table shows each unique combination of BY variables along with the following information.

OUTEVENT Table

Variable Name

Variable Label

Description

_SEQ_

Record Sequence Number for Sorting

Sequence number to sort observations

_LOCALE_

LOCALE where the EVENT is Applied

The locale to which the event applies

_NAME_

Event Name

The name of the event variable

_CLASS_

Class of EVENT (SIMPLE, COMB, ...)

The class of the event

_KEYNAME_

Specifies a Date Keyword (Simple event) or an EVENT name

(Combination, Complex, or Predefined event)

Name of date keyword or event

_STARTDATE_

Start EVENT at DATE

Starting date timing value

_ENDDATE_

End EVENT Do-list at DATE

Ending date timing value

_DATEINTRVL_

DATE Do-list Interval

Interval for date do-list

_STARTDT_

Start EVENT at DATETIME

Starting datetime timing value

_ENDDT_

End EVENT Do-list at DATETIME

Ending datetime timing value

_DTINTRVL_

DATETIME Do-list Interval

Interval for datetime do-list

_STARTOBS_

Start EVENT at OBSERVATION

Starting observation timing value

_ENDOBS_

End EVENT Do-list at OBSERVATION

Ending observation timing value

_OBSINTRVL_

OBSERVATION Do-list Interval

Interval for observation do-list. This column contains a string value (such as 'OBS5') when the 'VERSION','TSMODEL' pair is specified

_TYPE_

Type of EVENT (POINT, LS, RAMP ...)

Type (basic shape) of event

_VALUE_

Value of Event Amplitude

Full amplitude of nonzero observation

_PULSE_

Pulse of Event (Used with DURATION and SHIFT)

Interval unit for _DUR_BEFORE_ or _DUR_AFTER_ values

_DUR_BEFORE_

Duration (Length) of Event before the Timing Value

Number of durations before the timing value

_DUR_AFTER_

Duration (Length) of Event after the Timing Value

Number of durations after the timing value

_SLOPE_BEF_

Slope Type (Decay or Growth) before the Timing Value

Type of slope (growth or decay) before the timing value

_SLOPE_AFT_

Slope Type (Decay or Growth) after the Timing Value

Type of slope (growth or decay) after the timing value

_SHIFT_

Shift EVENT forward (+) or backward (-) by SHIFT*PULSE

Number of pulse intervals to shift the timing value

_TCPARM_

Parameter (Exponent) for TC Event

Rate of growth or decay when the 'TYPE',TC pair is specified

_RULE_

Rule for combining the effects of different timing values or events

Rule for combining events or overlapping timing values

_PERIOD_

Specifies Period for Periodic Event

Frequency for repeating event

_LABEL_

Descriptive label for EVENT

Label for event

Last updated: March 16, 2026