Introduction

ReliaSoft’s RCM++ 9 facilitates analysis, data management and reporting for reliability centered maintenance (RCM) analysis. The software provides predefined settings to fit the major industry standards for RCM (such as ATA MSG-3, SAE JA1011, and SAE JA1012) and provides extensive customization options to fit your particular analysis and reporting needs. RCM++ also offers full-featured capabilities for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and related analyses such as Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&Rs), Process Control Plans (PCPs) and Design Reviews Based on Failure Mode (DRBFMs).

RCM++ has been integrated into the ground-breaking new Synthesis Platform®, which offers reliability practitioners the best of both worlds: analysis tools that are optimized to fully meet the individual user's needs for a particular set of reliability engineering methodologies, plus integration into a shared repository (database) that is accessible by multiple users throughout the organization and facilitates integration between all Synthesis applications. This powerful new platform makes it feasible to more effectively leverage and integrate the information from different types of reliability activities throughout the organization.

This help file provides a wealth of information to help you learn how to use the software to its maximum potential. Before starting we recommend reading the following topics:

• How to Use This Help File

• Technical Support and ReliaSoft Consulting

• Minimum System Requirements

• Installing Synthesis

• License Registration and Activation

• Internet Connectivity and the Synthesis Platform

• Region and Language Settings

• Product Features

• • Introduction to the Synthesis Platform

  • RCM++ Features Overview

  • What's New in the Synthesis Version?