---
alias: user-guide-reason-index
description: "Defines code categories for events and operations within a processing workflow"
---

# Reason

:lock: Reason.**Show**

## Overview

A **Reason** defines a code or category for a particular event or association, specifically for losses, bonuses, off-flow and hold operations that may happen at a certain **Step**.

There are the following types of **Reasons** defined by its type:

* **Bonus** - used to add quantity to a **Material** during or after processing. For more information see [[user-guide-record-material-loss-bonus]].
* **Defect** - used to assign Defects to a specific **Material**. For more information see [[user-guide-material-defects-index]].
* **Hold** - used to set a **Material** on Hold on a specific **Step**. For more information see [[user-guide-hold-material]].
* **Loss** - used to remove quantity to a **Material** during or after processing. For more information see [[user-guide-record-material-loss-bonus]].
* **Rework** - used to assign a specific reason to send a **Material** to an off-flow or rework flow. For more information see [[user-guide-rework-material]].
* **Pause** - used to pause a **Checklist** instance during its execution. For more information, see [[user-guide-pause-checklist-instance]].

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph LR
    A1[Multimedia] --- A2[Loss Multimedia]
    A2 --- Main[Reason]
    Main --- A3["Step Reason<br>(Loss)"]
    Main --- A4["Step Reason<br>(Bonus)"]
    Main --- A5["Step Reason<br>(Rework)"]
    Main --- A6["Step Reason<br>(Hold)"]
    Main --- A8["Step Reason<br>(Defect)"]
    A3 --- A7[Step]
    A4 --- A7
    A5 --- A7
    A6 --- A7
    A8 --- A7

classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/qualification"
click A2 "../../business-data/certification"
click A3 "../../business-data/employee"
```

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly using a **Reason** are the following:

1. Optionally, for **Loss Reasons**, create a Multimedia Image to be associated with the **Reason**.
2. Create the **Reason**.

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