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Advanced CAP Management Options

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Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) are automatically generated in the Worldly platform when findings are identified during an assessment. Each CAP corresponds to a specific finding and provides a structured workflow for documenting how the issue will be addressed.

CAPs are managed directly within a single assessment, click here to learn more about CAPs and managing findings in an assessment. For organizations managing CAPs across multiple audits or assessment cycles, the platform provides additional strategies for tracking and updating CAPs. Continue reading to learn about advanced CAP management strategies in the platform.

 

Advanced CAP Strategies

Different CAP strategies may be useful depending on how your organization tracks correct actions across audits.

If your organization does the following: It is recommended to: Definition
Repeat a full audit while maintaining findings structure Duplicate assessment Creates a full copy of an existing assessment and maintains the full audit structure.
Track CAP progress across multiple review cycles Multiple assessments Creates a new assessment for each CAP update cycle, which provides a timeline of CAP progress.
Update many CAPs at once across assessments CAP Report / Offline Alternative Import/export CAP updates or audit updates for a specific, pre-existing audit instance.

 

Duplicate Assessment

Create a copy of a previous assessment on the Factory Information page.

  1. On the Factory Information page, select the Assessment Related tab. Select the plus symbol, followed by Manual Entry.
  2. On the Create New Assessment page, toggle to Create Duplicate.
  3. Select the Assessment from the drop down.
  4. Select Duplicate Assessment from the drop down.
  5. Select Create Copy.

 

Multiple Assessments

  1. On the Factory Information or Choose Assessment pages, select the plus symbol, followed by Manual Entry.
  2. On the Create New Assessment page, leave the toggle on Create New. This creates a new audit for each CAP revision or update.

    Fields with an asterisk are required:
    1. Due Date*: Enter in the assessment due date
    2. Questionnaire Name*: Select the relevant questionnaire
    3. Select Auditor*: Select the auditor responsible for this assessment
    4. Assessment Purpose: Select the assessment’s purpose
    5. Assessment Description: Enter in the assessment’s description
    6. Click Create once you’ve entered all relevant information.
  3. After saving, the same assessment will be listed multiple times on the Choose Assessment page.
  4. On the Choose Assessment page, select the assessment(s) and the pencil icon, which shows all open issues in the account. 
  5. Close any open issues on the Edit Findings page.

 

CAP Report / Offline Alternative

  1. Navigate to Assessments, followed by select Choose Assessment from the left-hand navigation menu.
  2. On the Choose Assessment page, select the assessment(s) and the pencil icon, which shows all open issues in the account. 
  3. Select Show CAP Report in the upper right corner of the Edit Findings page.
     
  4. This displays the CAP Report for ALL Open Issues. The Originating Assessment ID and Questionnaire columns show the sources for each finding or non-compliance. Select the download icon next to Offline Alternative.
  5. This opens the Choose Configuration page where you can download any CAP Reports by selecting the blue hyperlink.
  6. When you are ready to upload your edited file, return to the Edit Findings page and select CAP OA Upload in the upper right corner.
  7. Upload your file in the window and select Upload.

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