Properties of an Issue
*Open an issue property page.
You can best define the issue using its characteristics.
Issue type 
Issue can be classified by Issue type:
Machine
Material
Measurement
Method
Person
Issue causes and effects 
Consider the sequencing of the following issue:
"Issue 2" has "Issue 1" as its cause and "Issue 3" as its effect.
Issue repercussions and solutions 
The Repercussion tab of the issue properties dialog box allows you to view which objects are affected by the issue.
The Solution tab of the issue properties dialog box allows you to specify objectives to be set as well as the projects that will enable solution of identified issues.