Template:— fmeca (fmeca)
Context:— UK_Defence
Date: 2010/03/15 11:22:12
Revision: 1.9

This section specifies the template fmeca.

NOTE  The template has been defined in the context of UK_Defence. Refer to the business context for details of related templates.

NOTE  An explanation of a template and the associated instantiation path is provided in the Template overview section.

Description

This template describes how to represent a support analysis that is a Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) in terms of the PLCS model elements (templates, entities, and reference data).

Business perspective

This information object is a type of Support Analysis, where the results of each FMECA are recorded by means of relationships from the information objects that are generated by the analysis and the FMECA object itself. For example, within the PSE Behaviour DEX, a Failure Type object is related to a FMECA via the 'created by' relationship.

Business object definition


Figure 1 —  Graphical Representation for Business Object fmeca

Figure 1 —  Graphical Representation for Business Object fmeca

The definition of a fmeca object is: This information object represents the record of a Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) of the related PSE constituent having been conducted. The results of each FMECA are recorded by means of relationships from the information objects that are generated by the analysis and the FMECA object itself.

Attribute name

Attribute description

Attribute type

Optionality

No local attributes See CBIS supertype 'Support Analysis' for documentation of inherited attributes. N/A N/A

Table 1 — fmeca attribute details

Model diagrams
The EXPRESS-G diagram in Figure 2 shows the templates and EXPRESS entities that are required to represent the template "fmeca". The text highlighted in blue shows the template parameters.


Figure 2 —  An EXPRESS-G representation of the Information model for fmeca

Figure 2 —  An EXPRESS-G representation of the Information model for fmeca

The graphic for the template to be used in other EXPRESS-G diagrams is shown in Figure  3 below.


Figure 3 —  The graphical representation of the fmeca template

Figure 3 —  The graphical representation of the fmeca template

Input parameters
The following input parameters are defined for this template:
Conducted_by (Type= 'SELECT (organization_or_person_in_organization_select)' )
The reference to the person or organization that conducted the support analysis.
Date_of_analysis (Type= 'SELECT (date_or_date_time_select)' )
The reference to the date and time on which the support analysis was conducted.
Description (Type='STRING', Optional)
The description of the support analysis. If this attribute is not required, the relevant assigning_descriptor template should not be instantiated.
ID (Type='STRING')
The identifier of the support analysis.
ID_source_organization (Type='STRING')
The identifier of the organization responsible for identifying the support analysis.
Name (Type='STRING', Optional)
The name of the support analysis. If this attribute is not required, the relevant identifier template should not be instantiated.
Name_source_organization (Type='STRING', Optional)
The name of the organization responsible for identifying the support analysis. If this attribute is not required, the relevant identifier template should not be instantiated.
Related_PSE_constituent (Type= 'SELECT (documented_element_select)' )
The reference to the constituent of the platform system equipment that is the subject of the support analysis. If this attribute is not required, the relevant assigning_dated_effectivity template should not be instantiated.
Results_valid_period_start (Type= 'ENTITY (Date_time)' , Optional)
The date and time from which the support analysis is valid. If this attribute is not required, the relevant Effectivity_assignment and Dated_effectivity entities should not be instantiated.
Results_valid_period_end (Type= 'ENTITY (Date_time)' , Optional)
The date and time until which the support analysis is valid.
Version (Type='STRING')
The version of the support analysis.
Reference parameters
The following reference parameters are defined for this template:
fmeca(Type='ENTITY (Document)')
Allow the Document entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.
Note: The Document entity can be referenced in a template path by:
%^target = $fmeca.fmeca%
where target is the parameter to which the Document is bound.
fmeca_version(Type='ENTITY (Document_version)')
Allow the Document_version entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.
Note: The Document_version entity can be referenced in a template path by:
%^target = $fmeca.fmeca_version%
where target is the parameter to which the Document_version is bound.
Instantiation path
The instantiation path shown below specifies the entities that are to be instantiated by the template.
A description of templates and the syntax for the instantiation path is provided in the Templates Help/Information section.
-- support_analysis is abstract so use instantiation path directly
-- Representing document
/representing_document(
    doc_id=@ID,
    doc_id_class_name='Support_analysis_identifier',
    doc_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    doc_org_id=@ID_source_organization,
    doc_org_id_class_name='Organization_name',
    doc_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_id=@Version,
    doc_vn_id_class_name='Version_identification_code',
    doc_vn_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_org_id='/NULL',
    doc_vn_org_id_class_name='Organization_identification_code',
    doc_vn_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    domain='Through_life_support_standard',
    domain_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    life_cycle_stage='Support_stage',
    life_cycle_stage_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/
%^fmeca = $representing_document.document%
%^fmeca_version = $representing_document.document_version%

-- Create relationship to conducting organization
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.items -> ^fmeca
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.assigned_entity -> @Conducted_by
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'

-- Date of analysis
Date_or_date_time_assignment
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Date_or_date_time_assignment.items -> ^fmeca
Date_or_date_time_assignment.assigned_date -> @Date_of_analysis

-- [optional Description]
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@Description,
    class_name='Support_analysis_identifier',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^fmeca)/

-- Name
/identifier(
    ID=@Name,
    source_organization=@Name_source_organization,
    type='Support_analysis_name',
    items=^fmeca)/

-- Related PSE constituent
Document_assignment
Document_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Document_assignment.assigned_document -> ^fmeca
Document_assignment.is_assigned_to -> @Related_PSE_constituent

-- Results Valid Period
Dated_effectivity
Dated_effectivity.id = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.name = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.description = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.start_bound -> @Results_valid_period_start
Dated_effectivity.end_bound -> @Results_valid_period_end
%^dated_effectivity = Dated_effectivity%
Effectivity_assignment
Effectivity_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Effectivity_assignment.items -> ^fmeca
Effectivity_assignment.assigned_effectivity -> ^dated_effectivity
%^effectivity_assignment = Effectivity_assignment%
/assigning_reference_data(
    class_name='Results_valid_period',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    items=^effectivity_assignment)/
The following entities are instantiated with attributes as specified:
Entity in path Value Inherited from
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.role '/IGNORE'
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role '/IGNORE'
Document_assignment.role '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.id '/IGNORE' Effectivity.id
Dated_effectivity.name '/IGNORE' Effectivity.name
Dated_effectivity.description '/IGNORE' Effectivity.description
Effectivity_assignment.role '/IGNORE'
Instance diagrams
The instance diagram in Figure  4 shows an example of the EXPRESS entities and templates that are instantiated by the template:
/fmeca(Conducted_by='#123', Date_of_analysis='#166', Description='fmeca', ID='fmeca_1', ID_source_organization='6421', Name='fmeca', Name_source_organization='6421', Related_pse_constituent_realization='#96', Results_valid_period_start='#156', Results_valid_period_end='#166', Version='1')/
(an illustration of the consolidated fmeca template is shown in Figure 5 below.)


Figure 4 —  Entities instantiated by fmeca template

Figure 4 —  Entities instantiated by fmeca template

The instance diagram in Figure 5 shows the graphic symbol for the template that is to be used in other instance diagrams. The example template is:
/fmeca(Conducted_by='#123', Date_of_analysis='#166', Description='fmeca', ID='fmeca_1', ID_source_organization='6421', Name='fmeca', Name_source_organization='6421', Related_pse_constituent_realization='#96', Results_valid_period_start='#156', Results_valid_period_end='#166', Version='1')/


Figure 5 —  Instantiation of fmeca template

Figure 5 —  Instantiation of fmeca template

Characterizations
No common characterizations of the template fmeca have been identified. However, the ISO 10303-239 EXPRESS model may enable other assignments to the entities instantiated by the template.

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