This section contains general data about the Quality Defect, such as its Type, No. of occurrences, severity, etc.
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By default set to "Adhoc Defect." A drop-down control which enables choosing a defect type from a list of predefined Quality Defect types (stored in the QUALITY_DEFECT_TYPE database table). The defect Type groups and aids in tracking Quality Defects and can only be determined during defect creation. |
| No. of occurrences |
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The number of instances of the defect found during the inspection. If Visual Quality Defect Tracking is used with the given product, No. of occurrences should be set to 0 (zero) when the defect is created. Adding and deleting the Visual Defects will be reflected on this screen. |
| Number | N/A | N/A |
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The number of the Quality Defect (its unique identifier). This field is automatically populated based on the Sequence Number. |
| Code |
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The Reason Code of the Quality Defect, which determines the cause of the defect (selected from a list of predefined codes in the system). The Reason Code must be of the "Defect Code" type (defined in the database) in order to appear on the list of available Reason Codes. |
| Severity |
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The severity of the defect. Valid Severity types are: Normal, Minor, Major, and Critical, but the list can be supplemented with additional ones (defined in the database within the QUALITY_DEFECT_SEVERITY table). By default the Severity is not set. |
| Status | N/A |
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The status of the Quality Defect, by default set to "New." Status is used to determine if the defect is new (New), valid (Open), no longer valid (Cancelled), or fixed (Closed). The defect Status cannot be changed if it is of the "Defect from Quality Inspection" type and the entity it is assigned to is already closed. |
| Characteristic Revision |
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A link to a Characteristic (its specific revision) that is used as a reference for a violation. A Characteristic describes a specific inspection object (product), and the defect is a result of nonconformance to it. |
| Root Cause Code |
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The Root Cause Code of the Quality Defect, direct cause of the Defect. The Root Cause Code is a Reason Code that must be of the "Root Cause Code" type (defined in the database) in order to appear on the list of available Root Cause Codes. |
| Corrective Action Code |
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The Corrective Action Code of the Quality Defect. This is a process that needs to take place in order to fix the problem described by the defect. The Corrective Action Code is a Reason Code that must be of the "Corrective Action Code" type (defined in the database) in order to appear on the list of available Corrective Action Codes. |
| Comment |
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A detailed description of the Quality Defect. |