Expand FMEA net views

You can now expand or collapse a selected tile in the FMEA net view. You can specify the structure level up to which you want to expand the selected tile and expand all objects in the hierarchy.

Procedure

1. Open the FMEA and make sure you are in the Structure Analysis, Function Analysis, or Failure Analysis tab.

2. You can do the following: Expand the tiles in the net view

Select the tile, and click Expand N Levels.

Select Higher Levels, Lower Levels, Effects, or Causes.

In the Expand to Level box, specify the number of levels up to which you want to expand the net view

Click Expand. The FMEA net view is expanded up to the specified level.

Expand all lower level elements in the net view

Select the tile, and click .

Click Expand All Lower Level Elements. After expanding, click Hide Lower Level Elements to collapse the nodes.

Expand all higher level elements in the net view

Select the tile, and click .

Click Expand All Higher Level Elements. After expanding, click Hide Higher Level Elements to collapse the nodes.

To collapse, on the tile click the icon and select Collapse.

Note Expanding or collapsing net views of FMEA structures that have more than 500 nodes may take few more minutes than expected.