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Setting up Causes

You can enter common causes of the problem categories you enter in APM. Each cause can be linked to asset types, one or more problems, and also to one or more remedies. This will filter the list of causes available when reporting work order task activity.

To Set up Causes

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From the Site window, select the Reliability Program view and the Settings tab. Select the Reliability Program tab and the Reliability program settings node in the tree.
Tip: You can also select the Administration menu and Reliability Program Settings. The Reliability Program Settings dialog appears.
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Select the Problems, Causes, and Remedies tab, then the Causes tab. This tab shows a list of the possible causes of the problem categories and the remedies associated with the highlighted cause.
3.
Click New. The Cause dialog appears.
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On the General tab, enter the name and a detailed description of the cause.
5.
Select the Problems tab and click Browse to select the problems that relate to this cause. Click OK.
6.
Select the Remedies tab and click Browse to select one or more remedies that relate to this cause. Click OK.
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Select the Asset Types tab. You can select from any of the asset types that have been defined on the linked problems. To select asset types, click Browse. Select one or more asset types and click OK.
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Click OK save the cause and close the dialog.
9.
Repeat steps 3 to 8 for all of the causes that you want to create.