Working with FMEAs in the net view

Net views display the hierarchy of the system element, function, and failure representations of the FMEA structure in a graphical format.

When you open the FMEA object and click the Structure Analysis, Function Analysis, or Failure Analysis tab, a graphical view of the selected representation is displayed.

The following table describes the operations you can perform in the net view.

To	Do
Save the layout of the current view.	Click Save Layout .
Revert to the saved layout.	Click Apply Layout and select Fixed.
Specify the structure level up to which you want to expand the selected tile.	Click Expand N Levels.
Display all functions, failures, action groups, and actions for a tile in a single action.	Select the tile and click More Commands and select Show All FMEA Elements .
Highlight the immediate connections or entire path.	Select the node and click Highlight and select one of the following: Direct Connections to highlight the immediate connections to and from the selected node. Entire Path to highlight the entire path to and from the selected node.
Sort function and failure analysis items in the net view by order number or tree hierarchy.	Click Sort .
Select corresponding higher or lower level nodes.	Select the node and click Select.
Delete an object from the net view.	Right-click the tile and choose Delete. You can also select the tile, and on the top toolbar, click Delete.
Expand all higher level elements in the net view.	Select the tile and click More Commands and select Expand All Higher Level Elements.
Expand all lower level elements in the net view.	Select the tile and click More Commands and select Expand All Lower Level Elements.
Hide all higher level elements in the net view.	Select the tile and click More Commands and select Hide All Higher Level Elements.
Hide all lower level elements in the net view.	Select the tile and click More Commands and select Hide All Lower Level Elements.
Pin a net view in a separate floating panel.	Click Screen and select Pin Net View . All the operations supported in the analysis tab are available in the pinned view.