Add Mission Phase Window
The Add Mission Phase window provides for inserting a phase record for the selected profile. The following table describes all of the options that can appear in this window. The options that do actually appear depend on whether Show Prediction Fields is selected for the active profile. When this checkbox is selected, all of the fields listed below are shown. When it is cleared, only the following fields are shown: Mission Phase, Phase Code, Percent, and Remarks. For more information, see Inserting a Mission Profile Phase.
Option
Description
Mission Phase
The unique name to assign to the mission phase. This field cannot be left blank. A text string must be entered in this field.
Phase Code
The unique code to assign to the mission phase. The phase code is used in reports.
Percent
The percentage of the total mission time that the system operates in this phase. A value from 0 to 100 must be entered.
Temperature
The temperature that the system experiences in this phase. A numeric value from -99.99 to 999.9 must be entered.
Active Environment
The environment in which the system operates if this is an active phase. This field is available when Dormant is cleared (default). More than a dozen choices are present for this field.
Dormant
Indicates whether the phase is active. When this checkbox is cleared (default), the phase is active or operational. When it is selected, the phase is dormant or non-operational. To compute a dormant failure rate, an environment must be selected for Dormant Environment for the dormant phase.
Dormant Environment
The environment in which the system operates in the dormant phase. This field is available when Dormant is selected. Choices for this field are Airborne, Ground (default), Naval, and Space.