FMEA Header

The information defined on the Header tab for an FMEA will be displayed at the top of the FMEA spreadsheet reports. This includes information such as document number, the name of the person who created the report, the revision date, etc.

The following fields may be found on the FMEA Header tab.

Note: The fields that are enabled in the interface and the options available in configurable drop-down lists will depend on the interface style settings that have been defined for the current project. The interface style can be modified via the Project Properties window.

FMEA Type: The type of FMEA. This field is a drop-down list.
Document Number: A unique document identifier.
Key Date: The date when the FMEA should be completed.
FMEA Date (Orig.): The date when the FMEA is first completed.
FMEA Date (Rev.): The latest revision date for the FMEA.
Prepared By: The person who prepared the document.
Primary Approval: The person who gave primary approval for the document.
Approval Date: The date when the FMEA document was approved.
Product: The product that the FMEA applies to.
Model Year(s)/Program(s): The model year and/or program identifier that the FMEA applies to.
Mission: The mission that the item is intended to perform.
Release Date: The date when the design will be released.
Responsibility: The person who is responsible for the design that is being analyzed.
Core Team: The primary team of people who worked on the analysis.
Support Team: The secondary support team for the analysis.
Others Affected: Other people who were involved with or affected by the analysis.
User-Defined Fields: Up to five text fields, two date fields, two number fields and two drop-down lists.
Last Updated: The date when the FMEA header was last updated. This is populated by RBI.
Last Updated By: The user who last updated the FMEA header. This is populated by RBI.

For text fields, you can click the Select Existing icon inside the field. This will open a window that allows you to reuse text that has already been entered in this type of field.

For date fields, you can click the field once to open a calendar or twice to type the date. You must use the mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy format.