Severity is the extent in which a components impacts the channel business plan7 [! R4 [# ~* {8 O6 \: E% l
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Critical is an intolerable failure that results in a direct impact on the channel business plan
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5 N8 {7 [5 Z& H6 cNon-critical is a tolerable failure that results in a indirect impact on the channel business plan9 T% ~2 H# k: k. j( e7 f; ?* X
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Tolerable means that it is an acceptable failure but requires further analysis to define maintainability* A d% T ^9 m
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