Select Existing Tasks Window

The Select Existing Tasks window will be displayed when you choose Add Existing Tasks or click the icon in the Task Selection window in a systems and powerplant analysis.

To use this window, first select whether you want to link directly to an existing task or simply copy the properties from an existing task to create a new task record:

• Choose Link to existing task to display a list of the eligible tasks that have already been assigned to other failure causes for the same MSI. When you select to link to an existing task, the exact same record is used in more than one location within the analysis (i.e., it has identical properties and the exact same task number). Any future change to the properties of this task will automatically be applied to all instances of the task.
• Choose Copy existing task properties to display a list of all systems and powerplant analysis tasks within the current project. When you select to copy existing task properties, the software creates a new record that has identical properties but a different task number. The new record is independent from the original so any future changes to the properties will apply only to the current record.
• Choose Copy existing SSI task properties to display a list of all structural analysis (SSI) tasks within the current project. When you select one or more tasks and click OK, the properties will be copied from the original task record to create a new (completely independent) task. The original task will remain unchanged.

The table displays a list of the tasks that fit the criteria for the option you have selected. If desired, you can click the column headers to sort by any of the task properties displayed in the table. Use the check boxes to select one or more tasks and click OK.

Note that if any of the tasks in the list have already been assigned to the current failure cause, the text will be in gray and you will not be able to select it again.