Inserting a Library Event into a Fault Tree

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You use the Library Browse window to insert an event in an FTA Event Library file into a fault tree in a System file. Using this insertion method is the same as copying an event in one file and pasting it into another file.

1. In the System file, select the FTA Table to make it active.

2. In the FTA Table or the diagram, select the gate under which to insert the library event.

3. Select FTA > Browse Libraries. The Library Browse window opens in the pinned mode.

For more information about this auto-hide window, see Library Browse Window.

4. In its Search pane, do the following:

a. For Search for, select FTA Events.

b. Supply the search criteria to use. For more information, see FTA Events Search Criteria.

If you do not enter any search criteria, when you initiate the search, all events in enabled FTA Event Library files are retrieved and shown in the Results pane.

c. To initiate the search, click Search or press Enter.

Enabled FTA Event Library files are searched for library identifier matches and search results are shown in the Results pane.

5. In its Results pane, do the following:

a. Locate the library event to insert into the System file and select the row containing this record.

b. Click Insert.

6. When you are finished inserting library events into the System file, close the Library Browse window.

Once a library event is inserted in the System file, you may need to modify its properties. For more information, see Gate or Event Properties.

In the Library Browse window, you can double-click any event listed in the Results pane to insert it in the System file. Additionally, you can use the standard Windows drag-and-drop technique to insert a library event into the System file. In the Results pane, click the event and hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse cursor over to the gate in the System file under which to insert it. An event icon is attached to the mouse cursor. Release the mouse button when the icon is placed over the appropriate gate to paste the event as a child to this gate.