Reusing Records in a Test Plan

The Reuse FMEA Actions/Controls window allows you to reuse FMEA records in a test plan. This window offers convenient filtering and searching features, along with advanced creation capabilities.

• If you want to add actions already used in an FMEA, or duplicate FMEA actions and add the duplicates to the test plan, choose Test Plan > Action > Reuse FMEA Actions.

• To create and add actions based on controls used in an FMEA, choose Test Plan > Action > Reuse FMEA Controls.

You can choose to search for records within the FMEA for the current system hierarchy item, any FMEA within the current branch of the system hierarchy or any FMEA within the current project.

The Reuse FMEA Actions/Controls window offers the same filter, column configuration and grouping tools that are built in to other utilities that use a similar grid. For details about how to use each feature, see:

• Finding and Filtering Records
• Configuring Columns
• Grouping Panel

Reusing Actions

Select the check box for each action that you would like to use in the test plan. Actions that are already included in the test plan are displayed with their check boxes selected and with a gray background.

Once you have selected the desired actions, specify in the Transfer Options area whether you want to reuse the actions or to create new actions for the test plan by duplicating the selected actions. If you are creating new actions, you will have two additional options:

• Select Track record associations to maintain information about the association between the source action (i.e., the original record) and the descendant actions (i.e., the new copies). If this option is not selected, no association information will be recorded. You cannot add this information later; it must be tracked from the time of action creation.
• Select Incorporate cause description to include the associated cause description in each new action’s description. For example, if Action 1 of Cause 1 will be duplicated, the new action description will be "Cause 1: Action 1."

Reusing Controls

Select the check box for each control that you would like to base an action on. Controls that already have been used in this way and the resulting actions included in the test plan are displayed with their check boxes selected and with a gray background.

Once you have selected the desired controls, specify any additional settings in the Transfer Options area:

• Select Associate new actions with controls to automatically associate the new actions with the originating controls in addition to including them in the test plan. The new actions will be control actions.
• Select Track record associations to maintain information about the association between the source control and the new descendant actions. If this option is not selected, no association information will be recorded. You cannot add this information later; it must be tracked from the time of action creation.
• Select Incorporate cause description to include the associated cause description in each new action’s description. For example, if an action is created based on Control 1 of Cause 1, the new action description will be "Cause 1: Control 1."