RCA Verification

RCA Verification records store task-related information necessary to verify a hypothesis. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the RCA Verification family and appear by default on the RCA Verification datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

Field	Datasheet Caption	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Completed?	Completed?	Character	A value that specifies whether or not the task is completed.	On the RCA Verification datasheet, you can choose Yes or No from the Completed? list. When you set this value to Yes, the Date Completed field will be populated automatically to the current date.
Date Completed	Date Completed	Date	The date on which the task was completed.	This field is populated automatically with the current date when the Completed? field is set to Yes.
Days Before Due Date to be Notified	Days Before Due Date to be Notified	Number	The number of days prior to the due date that an alert message is sent to the team member to whom the record is assigned.	This field is enabled only when the Send Alert on Due Date? field is set to True. Then this field is required. You must enter a numeric value in this field, or an error message will appear. The units for this field are automatically set to Days.
Due Date	Due Date	Date	The deadline for completing the task.	You can select a date using the Calendar tool.
Frequency After Due Date to be Notified	Frequency After Due Date to be Notified	Character	The frequency after the due date that an alert message will be sent to the team member to whom the record is assigned.	This field is enabled only when the Send Alert on Due Date? field is set to True. Then this field is required. This field contains a list of the following values: Never Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly You can select the option that defines how frequently an alert should be sent after the due date of the RCA Preserve Item record.
Method	Method	Text	How the task was completed.	On the RCA Verification datasheet, you can define this field manually by clicking the button and entering text in the Method dialog box.
Notification Email Text	Alert Email Text	Text	The body of the alert that will be sent via email.	On the RCA Verification datasheet, you can define this field manually by clicking the button and entering text in the Alert Email Text dialog box.
Outcome	Outcome	Text	The result of completing the task.	On the RCA Verification datasheet, you can define this field manually by clicking the button and entering text in the Outcome dialog box.
Send Notification on Due Date?	Send Alert on Due Date?	Logical	A value that specifies whether or not an alert email message will be sent to the team member to whom the record is assigned.	This field is enabled when there is a value in the Due Date field. When the Send Notification on Due Date? field is set to True, when you save the RCA Verification record, an Alert record will be created automatically in the Meridium APM database and a Scheduled Item will be created automatically in the Schedule Manager. The Alert record that was created automatically will not be linked automatically to the current RCA Analysis.