Inserting Gates and Events

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Several methods exist for inserting gates and events in a fault tree. The following table describes these methods and provides references to the topics that explain how to use them.

Method	Description	Reference
Insert command	Inserts a gate or event of a selected type.	Inserting Gates and Events Using Insert Commands
FTA Tools toolbar	Inserts a gate or event of a selected type.	Inserting Gates and Events Using the FTA Tools Toolbar
New Top Gate command	Inserts a new top gate (fault tree).	Inserting New Top Gates (Fault Trees)
Repeated Event command	Inserts a repeated event.	Inserting Repeated Events
Select Transfer from Gate window	Inserts a transfer gate to go from the transfer-in gate on one page to the transfer-out gate on another page.	Inserting Transfer Gates

In the Options window, Diagrams > Create one object at a time controls insertion behavior. For more information, see Diagrams User Options.

Once an event is inserted in the tree, you can link it to another item in the System file so that it uses the failure data calculated for this item. If the FMEA, Markov, and/or Prediction modules are in use, you can link an event to a FMEA data record, a Markov diagram, and/or a system tree item. For more information, see Inserting a Data Link. Otherwise, you must specify properties for the event. For more information, see Gate or Event Properties.