Adding Failure Analysis to Components

Note: Failure Analysis is only available if the Criticality Configuration module is enabled. Check your On Key license to determine whether you have access to this functionality.

This topic shows you how to do the following:

1. Add a failure mode to a component
2. Add a root cause to a failure mode
3. Add a repair type to a root cause
4. Add a task to a root cause

How to ... Add a Component Failure Mode

NOTE: A component can have multiple failure modes.

1. Open the Failure Analysis window for the required component.

2. Click the Add () button on the toolbar and select Add Failure.

   

3. Select the new failure mode in the FMEA panel on the left, and complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Failure	Click the lookup button and select a predefined failure type
   Failure Alternative Description	Specify a detailed description of the failure
   Failure Warning Effect	Specify whether there are indications of a pending failure
   Failure is Evident	Indicate if the result of the failure is visible
   Active	Indicate whether this failure mode is available for use in On Key

   

4. Click the Save Changes () button on the toolbar to save the failure mode.

How to ... Add a Root Cause

NOTES:

• A root cause must be added to a failure mode.
• A failure mode can have multiple root causes.
• Root causes will be nested below the selected failure mode in the FMEA tree.

1. Open the Failure Analysis window for the required component.

2. Select the failure mode that you want to add the root cause to

   

3. Click the Add () button on the toolbar and select Add Root Cause.

   

4. Select the new root cause in the FMEA panel, and complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Root Cause	Click the lookup button and select a predefined root cause type
   Root Case Alternative Description	Specify a detailed description of the root cause
   Active	Indicate whether this root cause is available for use in On Key

   

5. Click the Save Changes () button to save the root cause.

How to ... Add a Repair Type

NOTES:

• Repair types must be added to a root cause.
• A root cause can have multiple repair types.
• Repair types will be nested below the selected root cause in the FMEA tree.

1. Open the Failure Analysis window for the required component.

2. Select the root cause that you want to add the repair type to.

   

3. Click the Add () button on the toolbar and select Add Repair Type.

   

4. Select the new repair type in the FMEA panel, and complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Repair Type	Click the lookup button and select a predefined repair type
   Active	Indicate whether this repair type is available for use in On Key

   

5. Click the Save Changes () button to save the repair type.

How to ... Add a Task

NOTES:

• A task must be added to a root cause.
• A root cause can have multiple tasks.
• Tasks will be nested below the selected root cause in the FMEA tree.

1. Open the Failure Analysis window for the required component.

2. Select the root cause that you want to add the repair type to.

   

3. Click the Add () button on the toolbar and select one of the following:

   Task Type	Description
   Add Existing Task	Select an existing task from the lookup list
   Add New Task	Opens a new Task edit window. Complete the required fields and save the task
   Add Standard Task	Select a standard task from the lookup list

   

4. Click the Save Changes () button to save the repair type.

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