How to create failure symptoms, causes and actions?

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Failure symptoms are associated with causes, and causes with actions.


Create failure symptoms

To create a failure symptom, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Settings | Work | Symptoms, Causes and Action;

  2. In the list of symptoms, causes and actions, click on Create;

  3. On the creation screen, fill in the failure symptom details:

    • Failure Symptom;

    • Description (required);

    • Failure Causes section: search for and select the cause in each row, without repeating any. If more rows are needed, click on the + icon;

    • Remarks;

  4. Click on:

    • Save and New, to save the symptom and start a new record;

    • Save, in the arrow next to the Save and New button, to save only the symptom.


Create a failure cause

If the cause you need does not exist in the list of causes, you can create it without leaving the symptom screen. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. In the Failure Causes section, type in a row of the Failure Cause column;

  2. Click on Add;

  3. In the Create Failure Cause window, fill in the cause details:

    • Failure Cause;

    • Description;

    • Failure Actions section: search for and select the action in each row, without repeating any. If more rows are needed, click on the + icon;

    • Remarks;

  4. Click on Save and Return to go back to the symptom screen;

  5. Click on:

    • Save and New, to save the symptom and start a new record;

    • Save, in the arrow next to the Save and New button, to save only the symptom.


Associate actions with a failure cause

Each failure cause has associated actions. To associate actions with a cause, in the Create Failure Cause window, follow these steps:

  1. In the Failure Actions section, click on a row of the Failure Action column;

  2. Search for and select the desired action, without repeating any;

  3. If more rows are needed, click on the + icon;

  4. Click on Save and Return to go back to the symptom screen;

  5. Click on:

    • Save and New, to save the symptom and start a new record;

    • Save, in the arrow next to the Save and New button, to save only the symptom.