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Create an FMEA

Specify the category of an FMEA

After you create the FMEA, you can edit the FMEA properties and specify the FMEA category. You can specify the FMEA as master, variant, or generic.

Procedure

  1. Open the FMEA for which you want to specify the category.

  2. Choose More Commands > Edit > Summary.

  3. In the Overview tab, from the FMEA Category list, select Master, Generic, or Variant.

To create a variant of an FMEA, you must specify it as a Master FMEA.

  1. Click More Commands > Edit > Save Edits to save your changes.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.fmea/xid2023576 · retrieved 2026-07-11