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	Failure Modes and Reliability Analysis (FMRA)

Working with Records in the FMRA

You can add items, functions, failures and causes to your project (as well as delete them from the project) directly from the FMRA.

To move records within a project or across projects in the same database, you can cut/copy them and then paste them in the new location. (Please note that if you want to share records between different databases, you must use the import/export functionality.)

Note: If a record's reliability policy is set to "Define at this level," you will not be able to add dependents to that record via the FMRA. For example, if an item's policy is set to "Define at this level," then you will not be able to add any sub-items or FMEA records to that item. This is because once you define the reliability policy at a given level, any records at the lower level would be irrelevant to the software's calculations.

You can add system hierarchy items, functions, failures and causes to the FMRA.

Adding and Deleting Records

Use any of the following commands to add a system hierarchy item to the FMRA.

To add a new top-level (system) item, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add System. This command is available when the FMRA view has focus.

To add a new item to the next level below a selected item, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add Next Level Item. This command is available when any system hierarchy item is selected in the FMRA view.

To add a new item to the same level as a selected item, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add Same Level Item. This command is available when any system hierarchy item is selected in the FMRA view.

Use any of the following commands to add an FMEA record to an item. If you add a record to an item that does not already have an associated FMEA, the software will create a new FMEA for that item.

To add a function to a selected item, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add New Function. This command is available when you are working with an FMRA diagram representing a system hierarchy item or a function.

To add a failure to a selected function, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add New Failure. This command is available when you are working with an FMRA diagram representing a function or a failure.

To add a cause to a selected failure, choose FMRA > Add Record > Add New Cause. This command is available when you are working with an FMRA diagram representing a failure.

To delete a record from the FMRA, select it in the FMRA hierarchy or in the diagram and press DELETE. The record will be deleted, along with any dependents. There is no undo for deleting a record.

Cutting/Copying Records

First select the record(s), then use the standard keyboard shortcuts for cut/copy (CTRL+X and CTRL+C). You can also choose Home > Clipboard > Cut to cut them or Home > Clipboard > Copy to copy them. When a record is cut or copied, all dependents also will be cut or copied.

Pasting Records

You can paste a record as a dependent to another record in the same project or to another project within the same database by pressing CTRL+V or choosing Home > Clipboard > Paste. The record will be pasted as a dependent to the selected record in the hierarchy.

Once a record has been cut or copied, any edits that are made to the original will also be applied to its copy in the Clipboard. If a record is cut or copied and then deleted from the project, the copied data will also be deleted from the Clipboard. Also note that you will not be able to cut or copy a record in a project that is locked by another user.