Changing the Positions and Widths of Columns

For analysis worksheets (i.e., the FMEA worksheet view, the PFD worksheet, the control plan, the DVP&R and the DRBFM), the column order is specified in the interface style that has been defined for the project. You also can rearrange the positions of the columns by selecting a column header and dragging it to the place in the grid where you want the column to appear. This will change the column order in the project’s interface style.

Because changes made to worksheet column orders are saved with the project, they will be effective for all users viewing the project on any computer.

In addition, there are other changes that you can make that apply only for the current user on the current computer.

For hierarchical views (e.g., the system hierarchy, the FMRA, the DFR Planner and the FMEA hierarchy view), you can drag columns into the desired positions. Xfmea "remembers" the positions and applies your preference each time you use the software. If you want to reset the columns to their original positions without changing other settings, you can delete the applicable settings file. These settings are located in the Documents and Settings\Application Data folder that has been established for your username for Xfmea (e.g., C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ReliaSoft\Xfmea8\TreeLists Settings).

You also can re-size the columns in these grids by dragging the edge of the column header to the desired position. Double-clicking the edge of the column header automatically re-sizes the column to fit the data. The software remembers the column widths for the worksheets. These settings are saved in files located in the Documents and Settings\Application Data folder that has been established for your username for Xfmea (e.g., C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ReliaSoft\Xfmea8\TreeLists Settings).

Note: These settings are independent of the settings in the project's interface style (i.e., the columns can have different sizes for two different users who are working on the same project).