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Edit the process flow chart

You can edit the layout of the process flow chart to modify the name and sequence of the system element representations. You can also edit or delete objects in the process flow chart.

Procedure

  1. Open the process FMEA object.

  2. Select the system element representation in the FMEA tree structure and click the Process Flow Chart tab.

  3. Modify the objects in the process flow chart in one of the following ways:

    Edit the system element representation in the process flow chart
    
     
      Select the system element representation and click Edit
       .
        
     
     
      Update the name and sequence of the system element representation.
        
     
     
      Follow similar steps to edit the sequence value of other system element representations that you want to reorder. 
     
     
      Click Save Edits
        to save your changes.
        
     
    
    
    
    Delete the system element representations in the process flow chart
    In the Process Flow Chart tab, select the system element representation and click Delete to remove it from the process flow chart.
      
    
    
    Edit the properties of the system element representation in the Information panel
    
     
      In the Process Flow Chart tab, select the system element representation, and click Information.
        
     
     
      In the Information panel, click Edit.
     
     
      Select the required System Element Sub-Type.
      Note 
       You can also edit other system element representation properties displayed in the Information panel.
      
     
     
      Click Save.
    

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.fmea/xid2063291 · retrieved 2026-07-11