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Corrective Action Report (CAPA)

The CAPA loop in one document: what went wrong, why it went wrong, what you will do about it, and how you will know it worked.

The action plan is a repeating table, so multi-step corrections stay structured.

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capa_number	CAPA number
open_date	Date opened
raised_by	Raised by
source	Source
nonconformity	Nonconformity
root_cause	Root cause
effectiveness_check	Effectiveness check
verifier	Verifier
verify_date	Verification date
actions[]	Repeating list - rows expand automatically for each item

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{
  "capa_number": "CA-2026-011",
  "open_date": "August 8, 2026",
  "raised_by": "Elena Novak, Internal Audit",
  "source": "Internal audit IA-2026-03, finding #1",
  "nonconformity": "Obsolete versions of two controlled forms were found in active use at the warehouse office, contrary to procedure PR-QMS-004.",
  "root_cause": "Superseded versions were not removed from the shared drive after the last revision; the removal step exists in the procedure but had no assigned owner.",
  "actions": [
    {
      "action": "Remove obsolete forms from the shared drive",
      "owner": "Quality Manager",
      "due": "August 15",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "action": "Assign archive-removal owner in PR-QMS-004",
      "owner": "Quality Manager",
      "due": "August 22",
      "status": "Open"
    },
    {
      "action": "Brief warehouse staff on the register lookup",
      "owner": "Warehouse Lead",
      "due": "August 29",
      "status": "Open"
    }
  ],
  "effectiveness_check": "Spot-check warehouse office forms during the September review; zero obsolete versions found means the action is effective.",
  "verifier": "Quality Manager",
  "verify_date": "September 30, 2026"
}

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