5why-analyzer/USAGE_GUIDE.md

5 Why Root Cause Analyzer - Usage Guide

📖 Table of Contents

1. Quick Start
2. Three Ways to Run
3. Step-by-Step Guide
4. Application Features
5. User Roles
6. Troubleshooting

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🚀 Quick Start

Easiest Way (Recommended):

python app.py

That's it! The application will:

• Check all prerequisites
• Start backend and frontend
• Display access URLs
• Show test account credentials

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🎯 Three Ways to Run

1️⃣ Python Launcher (Recommended)

python app.py

✅ Checks prerequisites ✅ Starts both services ✅ Single terminal window ✅ Colored output ✅ Graceful shutdown

2️⃣ NPM Command

npm start

Same as Python launcher (calls python app.py)

3️⃣ Windows Batch File

start.bat

Double-click start.bat in Windows Explorer

4️⃣ Manual Start (Advanced)

# Terminal 1
npm run server

# Terminal 2 (separate window)
npm run client

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📋 Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: First-Time Setup

1.1 Install Dependencies

npm install

1.2 Configure Environment

# Copy example file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env file with your settings
# Windows: notepad .env
# Linux: nano .env

Required .env settings:

# Database
DB_HOST=mysql.theaken.com
DB_PORT=33306
DB_NAME=db_A102
DB_USER=A102
DB_PASSWORD=Bb123456

# Session
SESSION_SECRET=your-super-secret-key-change-this-in-production

# Server
PORT=3001
NODE_ENV=development

# CORS
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

# Ollama API
OLLAMA_API_URL=https://ollama_pjapi.theaken.com
OLLAMA_MODEL=qwen2.5:3b

1.3 Initialize Database (if needed)

npm run db:init

1.4 Test Connection

npm run db:test

Step 2: Start Application

python app.py

Step 3: Access Application

Open your browser and go to:

http://localhost:5173

Step 4: Login

Use one of the test accounts:

Role	Email	Password
Admin	admin@example.com	Admin@123456
User	user001@example.com	User@123456
User	user002@example.com	User@123456

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🎨 Application Features

1. 5 Why Analysis Tool

Create a root cause analysis:

1. Navigate to "分析工具" (Analysis Tool) tab
2. Enter your 發現 (Finding/Problem)
3. Enter 工作內容 (Job/Context)
4. Select 語言 (Language) - 7 options available
5. Click 執行分析 (Execute Analysis)

AI will analyze from 3 perspectives:

• 🔧 技術角度 (Technical Perspective)
• 📋 流程角度 (Process Perspective)
• 👥 人員角度 (Human Perspective)

Each perspective includes:

• 5 Why questions and answers
• Root cause identification
• Recommended solutions

2. Analysis History

View and manage past analyses:

1. Navigate to "分析歷史" (Analysis History) tab
2. See all your past analyses
3. Click 查看詳情 (View Details) to see full analysis
4. Click 刪除 (Delete) to remove analysis
5. Use pagination to browse

3. Admin Dashboard (Admin/Super Admin only)

Manage the entire system:

Tab 1: 總覽 (Overview)

• Total users count
• Total analyses count
• Monthly analyses
• Active users statistics

Tab 2: 使用者管理 (User Management)

• View all users
• Create new users
• Delete users
• Manage roles (user, admin, super_admin)

Tab 3: 分析記錄 (Analysis Records)

• View all system analyses (all users)
• Filter and search analyses
• System-wide statistics

Tab 4: 稽核日誌 (Audit Logs)

• Security audit trail
• User actions logged
• IP addresses tracked
• Login/logout events
• CRUD operations

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👥 User Roles

🔵 User (一般使用者)

Can:

• ✅ Create 5 Why analyses
• ✅ View own analysis history
• ✅ Delete own analyses
• ✅ Change own password

Cannot:

• ❌ Access admin dashboard
• ❌ View other users' data
• ❌ Create/delete users
• ❌ View audit logs

🟢 Admin (管理員)

All User permissions, plus:

• ✅ Access admin dashboard
• ✅ View all users
• ✅ Create new users (user, admin roles)
• ✅ Delete users
• ✅ View all analyses (system-wide)
• ✅ View audit logs

Cannot:

• ❌ Create super_admin users
• ❌ Delete super_admin users

🔴 Super Admin (超級管理員)

Full system access:

• ✅ All Admin permissions
• ✅ Create super_admin users
• ✅ Delete any user (including admins)
• ✅ Full system control

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

Issue: "Python is not installed"

Solution:

1. Download Python 3.7+ from https://www.python.org/
2. During installation, check "Add Python to PATH"
3. Restart terminal
4. Verify: python --version

Issue: "Node.js is not installed"

Solution:

1. Download Node.js 18+ from https://nodejs.org/
2. Install LTS version
3. Restart terminal
4. Verify: node --version

Issue: "Dependencies not installed"

Solution:

npm install

Issue: ".env file not found"

Solution:

cp .env.example .env
# Then edit .env with your settings

Issue: "Database connection failed"

Solution:

1. Check .env database credentials
2. Verify MySQL is running
3. Test connection: npm run db:test
4. Check firewall allows port 33306
5. Verify network connectivity to mysql.theaken.com

Issue: "Port 3001 already in use"

Solution:

# Windows
netstat -ano | findstr :3001
taskkill /F /PID <pid>

# Linux
lsof -ti:3001 | xargs kill -9

# Or change PORT in .env

Issue: "Port 5173 already in use"

Solution:

• Vite will automatically use next available port (5174, 5175, etc.)
• Or kill the process using the port

Issue: "Cannot login"

Solution:

1. Check database is initialized: npm run db:init
2. Verify backend is running (http://localhost:3001/health)
3. Check browser console for errors
4. Clear browser cookies/cache
5. Try different test account

Issue: "Ollama API not responding"

Solution:

1. Check .env OLLAMA_API_URL is correct
2. Test URL: curl https://ollama_pjapi.theaken.com
3. Check network connectivity
4. Verify firewall allows outbound HTTPS

Issue: "Frontend white screen"

Solution:

1. Check browser console for errors
2. Verify backend is running
3. Clear browser cache
4. Try different browser
5. Check CORS settings in backend

Issue: "Sessions not persisting"

Solution:

1. Check SESSION_SECRET in .env
2. Clear browser cookies
3. Check if cookies are enabled in browser
4. Verify backend session middleware is working

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🔒 Security Best Practices

For Production:

1. ✅ Change default admin password immediately
2. ✅ Use strong SESSION_SECRET (32+ random characters)
3. ✅ Enable HTTPS (SSL certificate)
4. ✅ Set NODE_ENV=production in .env
5. ✅ Update CORS_ORIGIN to your domain
6. ✅ Regular database backups
7. ✅ Monitor audit logs regularly
8. ✅ Keep dependencies updated: npm audit
9. ✅ Restrict database access
10. ✅ Use firewall rules

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📊 System Monitoring

Check Backend Health:

curl http://localhost:3001/health

Expected response:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "timestamp": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "uptime": 1234.567
}

Check Database Health:

curl http://localhost:3001/health/db

Expected response:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "database": "connected",
  "timestamp": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Monitor Processes:

The app.py launcher automatically monitors both processes. If either crashes, you'll see an error message.

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🚀 Performance Tips

For Better Performance:

1. Use Node.js 20 LTS (faster than Node 18)
2. Increase database connection pool (edit config.js)
3. Enable gzip compression in production
4. Use production build: npm run build
5. Deploy behind Nginx reverse proxy
6. Use PM2 for process management
7. Enable database query caching
8. Optimize Ollama API calls (reduce timeout if too slow)

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📞 Getting Help

Documentation:

• Quick Start: START_HERE.md
• Full README: README_FULL.md
• API Docs: docs/API_DOC.md
• System Design: docs/SDD.md
• Deployment: docs/DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md
• Security: docs/security_audit.md

Repository:

https://gitea.theaken.com/donald/5why-analyzer

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🎉 Success Indicators

Your application is working correctly when:

• ✅ python app.py starts without errors
• ✅ Backend responds at http://localhost:3001/health
• ✅ Frontend loads at http://localhost:5173
• ✅ You can login with test accounts
• ✅ 5 Why analysis creates results
• ✅ Analysis history displays records
• ✅ Admin dashboard shows statistics (for admin users)

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Version: 1.0.0 Status: ✅ Production Ready Security Rating: A (92/100)

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