The goal of a FMEA is to determine the significance of individual failure modes and prioritize those that are critical so that corrective actions can be taken. As described in Criticality Assessment Methods, different FMEA methods for assessing criticality are supported. For example, failure rates, criticality numbers, failure mode probabilities, and risk priority numbers (RPNs) are all computed when FMEA calculations run.

The following topics provide detailed information about built-in FMEA calculations:

You can replace or supplement the built-in FMEA calculation by inserting your own custom calculation equations in the Project’s Calculation file. For more information, see Calculation File.