Failure effect Attributes are Attributes that are used to describe additional characteristics of a failure effect. Once a failure effect Attribute has been created, it must be enabled for failure effects and a default value should be set up.
When to Use Failure Effect Attributes
Currently, the only place within eXpress where failure effect Attributes are utilized is within a FMECA chart. When a FMECA is generated, there is an option to include the Attribute in a custom column. If included, any time the failure effect is listed in the Failure column for a particular row of the FMECA, the Attribute value will be looked up and used in the column created for that Attribute.
Of course, Attributes can be set up in eXpress to hold information that is not used within eXpress analyses, but rather by other tools in the systems engineering process.
How to Work with Failure Effect Attributes
For more detail on working with failure effect Attributes, choose from the following:
