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Importing and Exporting

Import Existing Items - Browse Method

Import Existing Records - Query Method

Xfmea allows you to find records from other analyses and import them into the current project. This includes items from the system hierarchy and all FMEA record types (e.g., functions, failures, etc.).

For example, this allows you to build the system configuration for a new design based on components that have already been analyzed from other designs, providing a quick and easy way to leverage existing knowledge. Likewise, you can use predefined templates as a brainstorming tool to help speed up and improve the quality of your FMEAs. The Import Existing Items (Query), Import Existing Functions and related windows provide this and other benefits.

There are two ways that you can open the window:

IMPORTANT: When importing FMEA records, you will only be able to import records from projects that use the same FMEA structure as the current project.

Unless otherwise stated, while the options described are for importing item records, the options are also valid for all FMEA record types.

To use the Import Existing Items (Query) window:

Specifying Keywords and Phrases

When using the Import Existing Records - Query utility, you can limit the search by up to three keywords or phrases, using the three areas at the top of the window to define the query criteria, as shown next.

Please note that the property drop-down lists include the property names (i.e., the names shipped with the application) and not the display names (i.e., the user-modified names). This is because the utility can apply to projects with different interface styles.

Using the Boolean operators (AND, OR)

In the utility, the AND and OR Boolean operators do the following:

Using All Three Keyword/Phrase Areas

If you use all three areas in the utility, Xfmea will group the first two search terms when performing the query. This means:

For example, this query will return items where:

OR

For example, this query will return items where:

OR

For example, this query will return items where:

This query will return items where:

OR

OR

 

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