FTA Table Pane
The FTA Table pane displays a list of all fault trees that are inserted in the System file. Its hierarchical structure allows you to view and modify properties for all gates and events inserted in these trees, making it easy to manage complex or multiple trees.
When you select a gate or event in this table, the same gate or event is also selected in the
FTA Diagram pane. If you modify gate or event properties in this table, the same changes are made in the windows showing the properties for the gates and events. For more information, see
Gate or Event Properties.
In a newly created System file, the FTA Table and FTA Diagram panes display one OR gate for use as the top gate. To change this top gate to another type, you select a different choice for Gate/Event Type in the table. Or, you select a different choice for Type on the General page in the Properties window for the gate.
To insert additional trees in the
System file, you insert new top events. For more information, see
Inserting New Top Gates (Fault Trees). To remove a tree from the
System file, you delete the record for this top event from the
FTA Table.
When a record is selected in the
FTA Table, you can use the commands on the
Tree menu to expand and collapse tree branches to show and hide child records. Given the ease of expanding and collapsing branches, you can quickly move to any portion of the tree to view properties and relationships of gates and events. For more information, see
Expanding and Collapsing Branches.
All repeated events in a tree are shown in the color specified for repeated events. While green is the default color, in the
System file properties, > specifies the color to use. If you do not want repeated events to display in a different color, you can clear > . For more information, see
FTA System File Properties.
The FTA Table supports the filter bar in the same manner as tables in the System file. When a filter is applied to this table, the records are shown as a flat list rather than as an hierarchical tree.