Using FMEA SmartSuggest

On the DFMEA Worksheet, FMEA SmartSuggest allows you to:

• Automate failure Causes at higher levels becoming failure Modes at the next lower level. The lower level failure Mode is then connected to the higher level Cause. The Failure Mode Severity for the lower level Mode is automatically set to the Failure Mode Severity of the parent Mode of the higher level Cause.
• Automate failure Modes at higher levels becoming Effects at the next lower level. The lower level Effect is then connected to the higher level failure Mode. The Effect Severity for the lower level Effect is automatically set to the maximum value from the Failure Mode Severity from the higher level Mode and any Effects.
• Connect Recommended Actions. For more details on using SmartSuggest for connected actions, see Adding Actions and Using the FMEA Action Library.

For further details, see Using FMEA SmartSuggest from the FMEA Worksheet.

On the DVP&R Worksheet, FMEA SmartSuggest allows you to:

• Add Test Plan details from Detection Controls and/or Prevention Controls from the DFMEA Worksheet
• Add Test Plan details from Recommended Actions from the DFMEA Worksheet

For further details, see Using FMEA SmartSuggest to Add Controls or Actions as DVP&R Test Plans.

On the Process Flow and Control Plan tables, FMEA SmartSuggest allows you to identify all Product Characteristics and Process Characteristics which have not already been added for the current Process Step record.

For further details, see Using FMEA SmartSuggest to Add Product or Process Characteristics.