Prerequisite

• Access the menu Registration > Failure effect (FM005).

Presentation

Failure effects represent the impacts caused by failure modes on the analyzed function, as perceived by the customer. 

These effects should be described from the perspective of whoever suffers the consequences of the failure, which could be an internal client or the end user.

The purpose of the registration is to allow the team to anticipate the potential impacts of a failure, considering aspects such as safety, compliance with standards and regulations, and perceived quality. Common examples of failure effects include noise, degraded appearance, instability, roughness, and functional malfunctions.

Register failure effect

1. Access the Registration menu > Failure effect (FM005).

2. In the main screen toolbar, click the arrow next to the button and select the type of FMEA to which the failure effect will be applied:

• Design FMEA.
• Process FMEA.
• Asset FMEA.
• Project Schedule FMEA.
• Object FMEA.

3. In the Name field, enter a name that clearly identifies the failure effect.

4. In the Description field, describe in detail the effect of the failure, considering how it will be perceived by the customer or user.

5. After filling in the fields, click to complete the registration.

After registration, the failure effects become available for selection during:

• The FMEA framework is assembled by recording the effects associated with the failure modes.
• The assessment of the severity criterion directly influences the risk indices of the analysis.

Conclusion

Properly recording failure effects is essential for correctly assessing risks in FMEA. 

By clearly describing the impacts of failures from the customer's perspective, SoftExpert FMEA supports more accurate analyses, improves risk prioritization, and contributes to more effective decisions in defining corrective and preventive actions.