Types of Resources

Universal reliability definitions (URDs) describe a set of reliability and maintenance characteristics for a particular component/assembly.

BlockSim, RCM++, XFMEA, RBI

Variables store numerical values that can be programmatically varied during simulation.

BlockSim

Models can represent probabilities, durations or costs, either fixed or time-dependent. They are used by other resources to represent the reliability of a component, the duration of a task, the expected cost of a repair, etc.

Can be published from analyses in Weibull++, BlockSim and Lambda Predict, or created manually.

Used in BlockSim, XFMEA, RCM++ and RBI.

Tasks represent maintenance activities:

• • Corrective tasks are unplanned maintenance performed when a failure occurs.

  • Scheduled tasks can include preventive maintenance, inspections and on condition maintenance.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Task packages represent groups of tasks that are performed together at scheduled intervals.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Crews represent the personnel who will perform a maintenance task.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Spare part pools determine whether a spare part will be available, how long it will take to obtain and how much it will cost.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Metrics display any numerical value of interest, and track how it changes over time.

All applications except MPC via the Project Planner; analyses in Weibull++, BlockSim, XFMEA, RCM++ and RBI

Maintenance groups are used to model situations in which some event within the group can trigger maintenance or state changes for other components/assemblies.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Mirror groups are used to represent the exact same component/event in more than one location within your analysis.

BlockSim, RCM++, XFMEA, RBI

Actions describe specific assignments that need to be performed.

All applications via My Portal; Project Planner and FMEAs in RCM++, RBI and XFMEA

Controls may be used in FMEAs and/or control plans to represent methods to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with potential failures.

RCM++, XFMEA, RBI

Profiles represent values that vary with time. They can be used for life-stress folios to describe stress levels under test conditions, or in process flow simulation diagrams to describe patterns of throughput. They can also be used to describe cost and duration in spare part pools.

BlockSim, RCM++, RBI

Switches describe how the activity transfers between active and standby blocks in BlockSim's standby containers/gates.

BlockSim

Maintenance templates define the activities that will be performed during a maintenance phase in a phase diagram. 

BlockSim

Flow groups are used to model situations in which meeting a particular flow threshold can trigger maintenance tasks. These groups are used only in process flow simulation diagrams (if supported by your license).

BlockSim

Event analysis functions store equations that are evaluated based on input values passed to the function during simulation. These resources are used only in event analysis flowcharts (if supported by your license).

BlockSim

Event analysis static functions store equations that are evaluated before simulation begins. These resources are used only in event analysis flowcharts (if supported by your license).

BlockSim

Simulation definitions are used to trigger simulation of a simulation RBD or fault tree from within an event analysis flowchart, allowing you to use one or more results from the simulation in the flowchart. These resources are used only in event analysis flowcharts (if supported by your license).

BlockSim

Event analysis tables store arrays of values in rows and columns. These resources are used only in event analysis flowcharts (if supported by your license).

BlockSim