Causes

Cause categories are maintained under the System Wide section of Setup. A cause can be assigned to a failure when performing root cause analysis. A root cause is the initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commonly, root cause is used to describe the depth in the causal chain where an intervention could reasonably be implemented to change performance and prevent an undesirable outcome.

Causes can be attached to failure modes. Causes are not required for failure modes, however, if causes are known for failures that have occurred in the past, they can be attached to failure modes in order for investigators to see them when performing root cause analysis at a later date during an investigation.

Failure mode causes are grouped by cause category for better reporting.

Example Cause Matrix

Cause	Cause Category	Failure
Equipment Out of Spec	MACHINE	All
Incorrect Procedure Used	METHOD	All
Machine Out of Spec	MACHINE	All
Missing Documentation	METHOD	All
Operator Not Skilled	MAN	All
Wrong Material Used	MATERIAL	All
Inclement Weather	ENVIRONMENTAL	All

User Rights

The following rights must be assigned to a user for that user to manage or view cause causes:

Rights	Description
FCP_MANAGE	Allows the administrator to add new causes, modify existing causes, or delete causes.
FCP_VIEW	Allows the user to access and view causes.