concept
CH column metadata: default.operational_data.sign
Direction of the program activation. Values: 'Subir' (upward) | 'Bajar' (downward). Varies by program — BS rows are always 'Subir'/'Bajar' but energy is unsigned per §17.
# `default.operational_data.sign`
Direction of the program activation. Values: 'Subir' (upward) | 'Bajar' (downward). Varies by program — BS rows are always 'Subir'/'Bajar' but energy is unsigned per §17.
- **category**: dimension
- **common_pitfalls**:
- Sign convention is NOT uniform across programs — see CLAUDE.md 'Sign convention varies by program'
- Naive sum(energy * price) only nets out for signed-energy programs (BT/RR/PDVP/RTR/OFFER_BT)