In the industry, it is common for products to be altered throughout time, due to evolutions or improvements in the process.

Thus, it is necessary to revise the FMEA records, with the ability to change information while maintaining a history for the record.

To execute this step, perform the following instructions.

1st step: Creating an FMEA type

Creating FMEA types is necessary to categorize records, facilitating the management and the search for FMEAs in the future.

To do that, access the FM026 menu and click on the button.

On the screen that will open, fill out the ID # field with "PJFMEA", and the Name field with "Project FMEA".

Then, in the FMEA version field, select the "4th Edition FME" option, and in the FMEA object field, select "Design FMEA". 

Then, access the Revision tab, check the Control revision field, and configure the following fields:

• Revision process: "ISO9000 based".
• Route type: Select the "Variable" option.

To finish this step, click on the button.

2nd step: Creating an FMEA

To create the FMEA, access the Management > FMEA (FM012) menu.

Click on the button and select the "Project FMEA" type.

On the data screen, fill out the following fields:

• FMEA #: Click on the arrow next to the field to generate a number automatically.
• Date: Select the desired date. Preferably, the next day or another nearby date.
• Item: Select the "Cylinder" item created in the SoftExpert PDM quick guide.
• Responsible team: Enter a team of which your user is part.

Once done, click on the Save button and confirm the system request.

On the FMEA data screen, note that the record is in the revision step.

We will now configure the participant of this revision.

To do that, access the Revision > Participant tab, click on the button, and add your user.

On the screen that will be opened, search for your user; in the Step field, keep the "Draft" option selected, and enter the value of "5" in the Deadline field.

 After that, click on the and Save and exit buttons on the data screen.