A Failure HierarchyA Failure Hierarchy is a hierarchy of Failure Codes of two or more levels. More is a hierarchy of Failure CodesFailure Codes exist as part of a Failure Hierarchy and are a Failure Class, a Problem, Cause or Remedy Code. More of two or more levels.

Each Failure Hierarchy has two to four levels. It can be configured for a fifth level but this would be unusual. 

Each Failure Hierarchy starts with a top-level Failure Code, called the Failure ClassA Failure Class is the top-level Failure Code of a Failure Hierarchy. More. Below this are Problem Codes and for each Problem Code a set of Cause Codes, and Remedy Codes for each Cause Code. Try to reuse these codes in other failure hierarchies.

The Failure Codes application will be found in the Assets module and is used for adding both Failure Codes and building each Failure Hierarchy. Everything is defined at the OrganizationA structural element of a Maximo database which is used for data sharing. More level.