Creating Events

Prerequisites: An FTA document is selected, the FTA editor is active and gates were created.

 

  1. To the right of the editor, click on the desired Event.

  2. Click on a gate in the editor. - Outcome: the event dialog will open.

  3. Choose a name for the event.

  4. Write a description (optional).

  5. If necessary change the status of the event.

  6. Type in the component life time in hours. This will influence the probability calculations!

  7. Click on Color... to adjust a Background color.

  8. Choose Local Failure model to create a new failure rate value or choose Document to use a manually created failure model.

  9. If necessary choose a Common Cause Failure (CCF).

  10. Click on OK.

 Outcome: an event was created.