FMEA Table Reference

The Physical Architecture FMEA and EPBS Architecture FMEA tables expose different analysis levels.

Physical Architecture FMEA table

The table provides these main columns; additional columns can also be shown.

Column	Meaning or editing behavior
First column	System, subsystem, or component name.
Failure Mode ID	Identifier of the failure mode.
Failure Mode	Name or label of the failure mode.
Is Observable	True when the failure mode can be detected; False for a latent failure. Associate a detection method when set to True.
Detection Method	Applicable method selected from the previously defined detection-method literals.
Failure Rate	Failure rate for the item. Double-click the cell and use the pencil icon to enter it manually.
Failure Effect	Local effect in the same layer or realized effect propagated to another layer.
Review	Free-text field for relevant review comments.

Failure-rate display

For a component in the Physical Architecture FMEA, the failure rate is:

• black when it is the sum of related failure rates that cause the failure under evaluation;
• red when the failure rate was entered manually.

When opening failure-mode properties from the project tree, use the pencil icon next to the rate. Otherwise, the defined failure rate is not displayed.

EPBS Architecture FMEA table

This table appears under the Piece-Part Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) label in Capella.

Column	Meaning or editing behavior
First column	Part failure and its relevant failure modes.
CI Identifier	Configuration-item identifier.
Part Number	Part number.
Device Type	Device type.
Failure ID	Part-failure identifier.
Part Failure	Part-failure name.
Part Failure Percentage	Percentage assigned to the part failure.
Part Failure Rate	Failure rate assigned to the part failure.
Description	Description of the part-failure effects.
Part Failure Detection Method	Applicable detection method selected from configured literals.
Failure Effect	One or more local or realized failure modes associated through the Failure Effect Selector.
FM ID	Identifier of a selected failure mode.
Effect Description	Local effect in the same layer or realized effect propagated to another layer.
Detection Method	Applicable method selected from the previously defined detection-method literals.
Modes	System mode in which the failure mode is evaluated.
Review	Free-text field for relevant review comments.