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title: Associating a task cause
description: Associate a cause to a RCA for the root cause analysis of the product non-conformance.
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# Associating a task cause

Associate a cause to a RCA for the root cause analysis of the product non-conformance.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **CSM/FSM Configurable Workspace** > **List** > **Product Non Conformance Case** > **Root Cause Analysis Task** > **Task Cause Association**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the Task Cause Association form, fill in the following fields.

<table id="table_avv_tz1_xhc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Issue

</td><td>

Issue record number.

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

RCA

</td><td>

RCA record for which this task is being created.

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

Cause

</td><td>

Cause of the issue.

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

Type

</td><td>

Type of task cause.-   Possible
-   Probable
-   Root cause
-   Contributing factor


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Save**.