Creating a Standard Folio

To add a standard folio to a project, choose Insert > Folios > RGA Standard Folio or right-click the Standard Folios folder in the current project explorer and choose Add RGA Standard Folio.

A setup window will prompt you to select a data type to use with the folio. The data type you select determines the data entry columns that appear in the data sheet and the type of analysis you can perform (see Data Types). Click Next to go to the next step to configure your data sheet; otherwise, click OK to immediately create the folio.

Data Sheet Configuration Options

The configuration options that are available in the setup window will depend on your chosen data type:

The Units drop-down list is available for all data types except the discrete and Multi-Phase Mixed data types. Use this list to select the time units appropriate for your data. Time units may be measured in mileage, distance, weight, etc. The appropriate columns in the data sheet will be automatically configured for the time units you select. If you later wish to change the time units of an existing data sheet, click the Change Units icon on the Main page of the control panel of the data sheet.

This opens the Change Units window, which gives you several options for converting the time units of the existing data. Authorized users can define the time units that will be available for use in any project within the database and set up the conversion factors.

What's Changed? In the current version, you now have the ability to define the time units used for the data set and calculations. For example, if your data set contains failure times in hours, you now have the option to perform calculations using different time units such as years, months, days, etc. The software performs the unit conversion automatically.

The Use advanced systems view check box is available for fielded/developmental multiple systems data types. (See Normal and Advanced Systems View.)
The Number of systems field is available for fielded/developmental multiple systems data types. If you are working with the Multiple Systems - Known Operating Times data type, this field allows you to specify the number of "Time System" columns that will appear in the new data sheet. For all other multiple systems data types, this field allows you to specify the number of systems that will appear in the navigation panel of the Advanced Systems View (see Normal and Advanced Systems View ).
The Number of comment columns field is available for all data types. Use this field to specify the number of "Comments" columns that will appear in the new data sheet. The information in those columns will not affect the calculations in the folio.