capacity deleted indicator

cap_del_ind

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The removal status flag for a maximum volume limit. Used to track the current state or condition of the capacity. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for capacity management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

cap_del_ind

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cap_del_ind VARCHAR(100),  -- capacity deleted indicator
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cap_del_ind as capacity_deleted_indicator
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
cap_del_ind

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cap_del_ind  VARCHAR(255),  -- capacity deleted indicator
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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