Linking FMEA and FMEDA
- Tino Pförtner
The functions and malfunctions from the FMEA analysis can be used for the FMEDA document.
Prerequisites: an FMEA was created, an FMEDA document is opened and the PSS view is active.
Open the FMEA in the PSS view.
Drag the malfunction desired as a hardware/system failure.
Drop it onto the relevant column in the FMEDA editor. - Outcome: the "Add or replace" alert will open.
Adding an Effect
Click Add in the "Add or replace" alert/dialog. - Outcome: the “Select Hardware and System functions” dialog will open.
Use the Browse… buttons provided to make your selections:
Hardware function corresponding to the chosen hardware failure
Chosen hardware failure
Selection of system function
System failure.
Click on Finish. - Outcome: a hardware function/failure and system function/failure will be added and the safety goal assignment will be adopted and displayed in the column SE SG.
Replacing an Effect
Click Replace in the "Add or replace" alert/dialog. - Outcome: the relevant effect will be replaced with the one that you dragged and dropped.
The functionalities to add or replace hardware function/failure and system function/failure are
identical.