Creating a New Failure Mode Catalog

Prerequisite: the Catalogs view is active.

 

  1. Right-click on the Public folder.

  2. Choose New > Failure mode catalog. - Outcome: the dialog "New failure mode catalog" will open.

  3. Click Browse… to specify the file location.

  4. The Catalog ID will be set automatically.

  5. Enter a Name for the catalog.

  6. Optionally, enter a Description.

  7. Click Finish.

Outcome: a new catalog has been created and opened in the editor.


Creating New Failure Mode Types

Prerequisites: a catalog was created and the catalog editor is active.

  1. Right-click on the catalog in the editor.

  2. Choose New > Failure Mode Type. - Outcome: the "Create new Failure Mode Type" dialog will open.

  3. Enter a Name for the failure mode type.

  4. Click OK to finish or Save & proceed for creating further failure mode types.

Outcome: a failure mode type has been created.


Creating Failure Modes

Prerequisite: a failure mode type was created.

  1. Right-click on the failure mode type that you want to contain the component type.

  2. Choose New > Failure Mode. - Outcome: the dialog "Create new Failure Mode" will open.

  3. Enter a Name for your failure mode.

  4. Optionally, define a Split value.

  5. Click OK to finish or Save & proceed to create further failure modes.


Outcome: a new failure mode was created and added to the selected failure mode type. Now the failure mode can be edited in the Details part of the Catalog editor.


[1] Catalog explorer
[2] Details of a failure mode type.