| DEVIATION status | Description | 
|---|---|
| Registration | The deviation is registered by a user that observes something that need to be improved. In the registration step all metadata is set for the deviation: 
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| Waiting for processing | After registration the deviation is sent to processing to a responsible person. The status until the responsible person has started the processing is waiting for processing. | 
| Processing | Processing means finding the root cause to be able to find good actions. In the processing step you also set the cause categories. | 
| Open | When a deviation is processed and you have added actions, the status of the deviation is open. The status is open as long as the action(s) is (are) open. | 
| Closed | The status for the deviation is closed when the action(s) is (are) closed. For deviations without actions,it is possible to close the deviation manually. | 
| Archived | Deviations can also be archived as long as they have no open actions attached. | 
ACTION statuses
| ACTION status | Description | 
|---|---|
| Registration | The action can be registered as a part of a deviation or as a single action. In the registration step you register what, who and when and also categories. | 
| Open | When the action is sent to a responsible person, the action status is set to open. | 
| Waiting for evaluation | When the action is done, and if you have said yes to evaluation of the action, the status changes to waiting for evaluation. | 
| Closed | After evaluation is done or the action is done without evaluation, the actions status is closed. | 
| Archived | An action can be archived if the action is done. | 
 
                 