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title: Root cause analysis task form
description: Root cause analysis task form enables you to enter the root cause of the product non-conformance.
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# Root cause analysis task form

Root cause analysis task form enables you to enter the root cause of the product non-conformance.

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Fields

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Root cause analysis task number that is automatically generated. The number starts with RCA and incremented for every new report.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

Table name for which RCA must be performed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Target id

</td><td>

Record for which RCA must be performed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

Parent that is used to build the hierarchical categories.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Short note.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Detailed explanation of the issue.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

State of the RCA expense line:-   New
-   On hold
-   In progress
-   Closed complete
-   Closed cancelled
-   Closed incomplete

</td></tr><tr><td>

Priority

</td><td>

Severity of the RCA task. Options are:-   Critical
-   Major
-   Moderate
-   Minor

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

Organizational units or teams responsible for handling specific tasks, cases, or issues

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assigned to

</td><td>

User to whom the RCA has been assigned.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Quality issue management form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/manufacturing/mco-qim-form.md)