Copy and paste FMEA objects

You can copy system elements, functions, failures, or actions, and paste them as new objects in the same FMEA structure, or in another FMEA structure.

Procedure

1. To copy the FMEA object to the clipboard, do any of the following:

In the tree view, formsheet view, or net view, right-click the FMEA object that you want to copy and choose Copy .

In the tree view, choose More Commands > Copy .

2. Navigate to the location where you want to paste the copied FMEA object, right-click the destination object and choose Paste As > New Object.In the tree view, you can also choose More Commands > Paste As > New Object.

When you paste the FMEA object as a new object, a copy of the source FMEA object is created in the destination where you paste it. You can modify the properties of the new object as required. The newly created objects are independent of the source object. Any changes to the properties, relations, or interfaces of the source object are not propagated to the properties, relations, or interfaces of the new object, even if they are within the boundary or hierarchy of the source object. The IDs of the copied and pasted objects are different.

3. (Optional) As the time taken to complete the copy-paste operation is based on the sub-structure of the copied object, for large FMEA objects, select the Run in Background check box to specify if you want to run the operation asynchronously.You will receive an alert when the copy-paste operation is complete.