Links Page
The Links page in the Calculation Properties window for a block allows you to set or remove a data link or a diagram link or indicate if the block is a repeat. The following table describes the properties on the Links page.
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Data linking
The properties under this heading allow you to link the block to another item in a different module. General information about data links appears in Data Links.
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[Status]
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Indicates the data link status for the block. The data link status can be any of the following:
• This block is not linked to data in another module.
• This block is linked to ALT.
• This block is linked to FMEA.
• This block is linked to FRACAS.
• This block is linked to Prediction.
• This block is linked to Weibull.
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When clicked, the Link Data window opens. You use this window to link a block to data in one of the following modules: ALT, FMEA, FRACAS, Prediction, or Weibull. For more information, see Linking a Block to an Item in Another Module. If the block has a diagram link, this button is unavailable.
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When clicked, the data link is removed. This button is available only when the block has a data link.
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Diagram linking
The properties under this heading allow you to link the block to another diagram in the RBD module.
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[Status]
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Indicates the diagram link status for the block. The diagram link status of a block can be:
• This block is not linked to another diagram.
• This block is linked to X, where X is the identifier for the diagram.
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When clicked, the Select Diagram Link window opens. You use this window to link a block to another diagram. For more information, see Select Diagram Link Window. To set a diagram link, see Linking a Block to Another Diagram. If the block has a data link, this button is unavailable.
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When clicked, the diagram link is removed. This button is available only when the block has a diagram link.
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Repeated blocks
The properties under this heading allow you to indicate whether the block is a repeat of another block in the diagram. If a block represents the same physical unit as another block in the diagram, you must set a repeat link so it is accounted for only once in RBD calculations. The interactions that are possible for repeated blocks are described in Interactions of Links and Repeat Blocks.
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Indicates the repeat status for the block. The repeat status of a block can be:
• This block is not repeated.
• This block is a repeat of X, where X is the identifier for the block.
• This block is repeated by X, where X is the identifier for the block.
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When clicked, the Set Repeated Block window opens. You use this window to indicate that the block is a repeated occurrence of another block in the diagram. For more information, see Specifying a Block is a Repeat. If the block has a data link, a diagram link, or has repeats, this button is unavailable.
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When clicked, the Repeat of designation is removed. This button is available only when the block is a repeat of another block. For more information, see Removing a ‘Repeat of’ Designation.
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When you click OK to save your changes to this block’s Calculation Properties window, in the diagram, the block indicates if it has a data link, diagram link, or is a repeat of another block.
Other methods exist for setting a data link or diagram link or for indicating if a block is a repeat. For more information, see: