The status design for the audit component corrective/preventive action is quite simple.

• Corrective/preventive actions that have the status Deletion Flag are deleted immediately during archiving. Corrective/preventive actions with the status Completed and Forced Completion are only deleted after a specified residence time has expired. In this way you can ensure that you comply with documentation requirements.
• You can Open corrective/preventive actions manually. When a signature is provided for the audit, the system automatically sets the status Outstanding for all actions that have the status Created.
• When you complete, delete, or force completion of the last of the corrective/preventive action, the business transaction Complete Actions is executed for the audit.