Prerequisites

• Previously created cause.
• Access to one of the following menus:
  • Maintenance > Execution > Activity execution (MA010).
  • PDM > File > Characteristic (IT004).
  • Supply > File > Characteristic (SU003).
  • Process > File > Process(PM022).
  • Risk > File > Risk (RI210).
  • FMEA > Management > FMEA (FM012).
  • SPC > File > Characteristic (SP021).

Introduction

After it is created, the cause must be associated correctly in order to convey the reasons for a specific nonconformity. One way of knowing where to associate the cause is by using the analysis tools, displayed in the Analyzing a cause article.

Associating a cause

Watch the video below to learn how to associate causes correctly:

Conclusion

The video above has displayed the steps to associate a cause with the correct components. To finish the flow, we will learn how to view the associated cause.