Linking a Block to Another Item Using Data Linking Commands

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You can right-click a block in the diagram and use the Data Linking commands on the shortcut menu to link the block to another item in a module so that the block then uses the failure data for this item.

1. In the diagram, right-click the block and select Data Linking > Link Data. The Link Data window opens.

If the Link Data command is unavailable, the block has a diagram link. A block cannot have both a diagram link and a data link. To make the Link Data command available, remove the diagram link by right-clicking the block and selecting Diagram Linking > Remove Diagram Link.

2. To set the data link, complete the Link Data window. For more information, see Link Data Window.

3. When finished, click OK.

In the diagram, the data link button appears near the upper right corner of this block.

On the Links page in this block’s Calculation Properties window, the properties under Data linking work just as if the data link was set from this page. For more information, see Links Page.

Once RBD calculations run, you can view results for the linked block on the Results page in its Calculation Properties window. For more information, see Calculations - Results Page. To remove a data link, see Removing a Data Link from a Block.