FMEA Design File Overview
The FMEA Design file defines the relationship between the data levels in the FMEA Worksheet table. It also defines the key fields and data to use with the Project’s FMEA Fault Equivalence file. For more information, see FMEA Fault Equivalence Files.
The FMEA Design file is a singular support file, which means only one occurrence of this file type can exist in the Project. You can expand or collapse the branches of the FMEA Design file so that all child items are either shown or hidden. For more information, see FMEA Expanding and Collapsing Branches.
In the FMEA Design file, required FMEA fields appear in gray rows, and non-required FMEA fields appear in white rows. Non-required fields can be either recommended fields that are included in the FMEA Design file by default or FMEA fields that you have chosen to insert manually. While you cannot change, move, or delete required fields, you can perform these actions on non-required fields.
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You can only use the FMEA fields shown in the FMEA Design file elsewhere in other files. If a FMEA field is not shown in this file, you cannot use it in other files, including Form Design, Table Format, Filter, Calculation, and Report Design files.
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You specify information about FMEA fields, such as custom prompts, precision, and default values, in the Project’s Data Definition file. For more information, see Data Definition Files.
The standard hierarchical structure for the FMEA Worksheet table has three data levels: item, mode, and cause. An item is always at the top level and cannot be moved or deleted. A mode is always a child of an item and cannot be moved or deleted. A cause is always a child item of mode. If desired, you can select a different hierarchical structure in the FMEA Design file.
The following topics provide additional information about the FMEA Design file: