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View master and variant FMEA structures in the split view

You can open the selected master and variant FMEAs side-by-side in the split view for easy comparison.

Procedure

  1. Open the split view using one of the following methods.

                 From the FMEA
                         Variants tab, in the Latest
                         Version of All Derived Variants section, click Split
                     .
                 From the Overview
                     tab, in the Master Template section,
                     click Split
                     .
                 Select the FMEA root node, from the  History tab,
                     in the Difference Summary and Align History section,
                     click Show Comparison to open the split view with a
                     compare result.
             
             
                 Note 
                     The Split command
                         is active only when you select an FMEA in either the Latest Version of All Derived Variants
                         section or the Master Template
                         section.
                 
             
             A side-by-side view displays the master FMEA and the
                 variant FMEA in a tabular format with the source FMEA on the left and target
                 FMEA on the right.
    
  2. Click Exit Split View to exit from the split view.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.fmea/lnd8413221282935 · retrieved 2026-07-11