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	Importing and Exporting

Exporting FMEA Descriptions to Phrase Sets

Xfmea allows authorized users to export the descriptions from an existing FMEA to a phrase set in the active library. When using this option, you can export the descriptions either to a new phrase set or to an existing phrase set. Both procedures are presented next.

Exporting to a New Phrase Set

To export the FMEA descriptions in the current project to a new phrase set, choose FMEA > Tools > Export to Phrase Set > Export to a New FMEA Phrase Set. The Add Phrase Set window will appear.

Enter the unique name of the phrase set in the Name field.
Enter a description of the phrase set in the Description field.
Click OK.

Once you have created the new phrase set, the descriptions will be available from the Select Existing window when that phrase set is active. In addition, you can edit the phrase set via the Edit Phrase Set window.

Exporting to an Existing Phrase Set

To export the FMEA descriptions in the current project to an existing phrase set, choose FMEA > Tools > Export to Phrase Set > Export to an Existing FMEA Phrase Set. The Select Phrase Set window will appear.

Do the following:

Select an existing phrase set.
Click OK.

Once you have exported the descriptions to the existing phrase set, those descriptions will be available from the Select Existing window when the phrase set is active. In addition, you can edit the phrase set via the Edit Phrase Set window.

Note: This functionality adds unique descriptions only. For example, if the existing phrase set contains a failure cause called "Excessive condensation" and so does the FMEA analysis that is being exported, the phrase will not be duplicated.