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In the VDA 6.3 report the question sections that are going to be evaluated have to be activated for the assessment by using asses question. If not the they will be always evaluated to n.a.. Once the section is activated for evaluation the completion of at least 2/3 of all questions for that section is expected otherwise this question section will be marked as incomplete. The tool will only mark the sections in red and also provide a disclaimer in the assessment result as a report will always provide a result but the VDA 6.3 report rules have to be obeyed.
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Once a question section is is activated for assessment. It , it will open. On the left you will find the hide/un hide unhide button. By default when the page is opened question sections are opened closed and have to ne be opened.
In the section header is a counter showing the required questions to be answered. If a separation based on product/process or process(es/steps) is required per answer block a separate counter will be shown. As long the requirement of minimum answered questions (2/3) is not fulfilled the counter will be in remain red.
On the right action buttons are available to set alle answers either to n.a, or to green/10. With the action “Do not assess” the section will be closed and all entries for that section will be deleted.
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After the requirements section the result section starts depending . Depending on if the question is split based on project or process the name for the project or process reference will be provided i.e. the name.
Depending on the result a reason (n.a.) or finding (less than green/10 points) will be expected. For a finding in the VDA 6.3 report an immediate action can be defined by the auditor as expected. If a an immediate action is expected the auditor can already enter the immediate action. This is not required though. If a result is bellow optimal (green/10 points) an entry for this question will be created in the action plan. If the immediate action was entered it will be added as well. (The immediate action will be updated from the question section into the action plan until it was altered in the action section itself). It is also possible to add more than one finding. Additional findings will be added to the action plan and per an action and reason per finding will be expected.
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In the internal comments section comments and entries by the auditor can be made. This section can be deactivated in settings if it is not needed or required. Additional to a comment a compliance state can be set. The difference between an internal comment and a finding is the application of findings into the action plan and also to the print of the report. The internal comment is for notes the auditor makes for his own documentation.
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By clicking on the icon it will be downloaded directly into the default downloads folder by default “Downloads”.