Creating your own Failure Categories

Create in the View Failure Categories window.

To create your own Failure Categories

Click the [+1] button in the View Failure Categories window, which will display the Add Failure Category Details window:

Add Failure Category Details window

Failure Category Name

Click in the field and enter a name for the new Failure Category; this must be unique to distinguish it from other Category codes.

[ ] BACD Category

If (and only if) this Failure category is an official BACD category, click the checkbox. Do NOT delete the tick on BACD codes unless instructed to do so by the BACD.

Failure Modes

This field is used to select the Failure Modes for this Category. Click in the field, and click the button to insert a Failure Mode into the list, or click on an existing Failure Mode code and use the Remove from list button button to remove it from the list.

See also...

Configuring Failure Categories

Editing Failure Category details

Explanation of Failure Categories and Failure Modes

Failure Modes for Failure Category Codes

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Editing Failure Category details