Before adding detailed information, define the structure of the system or process being analyzed, build the hierarchical structure that represents how the product or process is organized. 

Organizing your FMEA properly ensures clarity, consistency, and efficient workflow. 

Understanding the FMEA Structure Within Enterprise CORE

1. Program(s): The top-level entity representing a product, system, or project. Programs provide the context for all associated FMEAs and parts.
2. Part(s): Individual components or assemblies within a program. Each program can include multiple parts, and each part can have multiple revisions, and associated FMEAs.
3. Part Revision(s): Track different iterations of a part, enabling you to maintain version control and link FMEAs to specific revisions.
4. Workbook(s) / FMEA Worksheet(s): The working documents where you define functions, failure modes, causes, effects, controls, and recommended actions. Each worksheet corresponds to a specific part or revision.

Structuring your FMEAs across Programs → Parts → Part Revisions → Worksheets ensures a clear hierarchy, making it easier to manage, navigate, and analyze risk data.

Build Your Structure Step by Step

1. Add a Program: In the Program Tree, click the green Add New Program button. Enter a Program Name and click Save.
2. Add a Part: Click the three-dot menu beside the program and select Add New Part. Enter the Part Name and Part Number (both required) and click Save. Saving a new part also creates its first revision and workbook. Optionally, You can still go each layer to properly name your revision and workbook.
3. Add Another Part Revision (optional): To track a new iteration, click the three-dot menu beside the part and select Add New Revision. Enter the Part Revision Name and Date, then click Save.
4. Add Another Workbook (optional): To add a second workbook to a revision, click the three-dot menu beside the revision and select Add New Workbook. Enter the Workbook Name and click Save.
5. Start Your FMEA: Open the workbook (the one created with the part, or one you added) and select the Worksheets tab.

Note: Read-Only users don't see the three-dot menu. An item must be active before you can add anything under it.

Naming Tips

• Programs: Choose a unique identifier.
• Parts: Use unique names and numbers. Record alternate part numbers or secondary names in Part Aliases.
• Part Revisions: Use a unique, consistent naming convention.
• Workbooks: Enter a unique, consistent name.

Tip: To show part numbers instead of part names in the Program Tree, change Part Reference in General Settings.