This attribute identifies a row in the event state group associated with the component definition that contains this event generation group. The value of the current state attribute (Current State) within the specified row indicates the current state of the event. If the generated event is not state-based, the value of the event state key attribute is ignored.

This attribute is required in the event generation group.

The syntax of the event state key definition is:

name = "event state key"
id = 4
description = "This attribute holds the key identifying a row of "
              "the Event State group within the Component in "
              "which the event generator group is located. The "
              "Current State attribute within the row contains "
              "the current state of this state-based event. The "
              "current state can be one of the four severities: "
              "OK, Non-Critical, Critical, and Non-Recoverable."
type = integer
access = read-only
storage = specific

value = 0