capacity indicator

cap_ind

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The boolean state value 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_ind

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cap_ind as capacity_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_ind

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cap_ind      VARCHAR(255),  -- capacity 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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