Copy Effect Properties

When creating or editing an Effect, you can use the Copy from Effect window to search for existing effect records and select certain properties to copy from the existing effect to the effect being worked on.

To use the Copy from Effect window, click Copy from Effect on the Effect window’s ribbon.

Specify the Data Source

Use the panel on the left side of the window to specify the data source. This can either be selected item(s) from the active project, or selected project(s) from the entire database.

  • Active Project:  With this option, you can query any or all of the items in the project that is currently active. There are several shortcuts that you can use when selecting/clearing multiple items:
    • Use the check box in the area header to select or clear all items in the area.
    • Right-click an item and use the Select/Clear all items in node commands.
    • Right-click an item and choose Custom Selection to open the Custom Selection window. In this window, you can choose to select all items at a specified level of the system hierarchy. In addition, you can include or exclude the items below the specified level and can choose to include items only in the current system or, if there are multiple systems in the system hierarchy, to include items from all systems.

Tip: If the Part Number, Reference Number and/or FMEA Document Number columns are displayed in the system hierarchy, these columns will also be displayed in the Select Items area here.

  • Database: With this option, you must firs specify an FMEA Structure. You can also use the same project filters that are available in many other locations throughout the ReliaSoft desktop applications. You can then select to query any or all of the projects in the current database that use the specified FMEA structure (i.e., grouped effects and causes, causes before effects, etc.) and that match the specified project filter, if one is used.

Using the project filter might be particularly useful for an enterprise database that may be used to store analysis projects for the entire organization in a single centralized location. In such cases, the number of projects displayed in the project list could become overwhelming and these filters provide the ability to display only those projects that are of interest to you at any given time.

To remove the filter, select Show All from the drop-down list.

Copy Effect Properties

  1. In the Loaded Effects area, specify the text that you want to search for in the search bar.
  2. Click Load Effects to display a list of records that meet your criteria.
  3. In the Available Properties area, select the specific properties to import. The available properties and their names depend on the profile of the current project.
  4. Select an Effect to import and then click OK to return to the Effect window.