Link Components to an Inventory Group

Steps

Access the RBI 581 Inventory Groups workspace.
In the list on the left side of the workspace, select the process unit that is linked to the inventory group to which you want to link components.

A list of inventory groups in the process unit appears in the list on the left side of the workspace.
Select the inventory group to which you want to link components.

The datasheet of the Inventory Group Configuration appears in the Details section.
Select the Linked Components tab.

The Linked Components section appears, displaying a list of components linked to the inventory group.
In the upper-left corner of the section, select .

The Select RBI Components window appears, displaying a list of components associated with the process unit.
In the row containing each component that you want to link, select the check box, and then select Done.

The RBI Components are linked to the inventory group, and appear in the Linked Components section.
If you want to access the datasheet of a linked component, then select the link in the Component ID column.

The component datasheet appears on a new page.

Results

In the RBI Component records that you have linked, the Inventory Group field is populated with the value in the Inventory Group Name field of the inventory group.
If you create an RBI 581 Risk Analysis for a component that you have linked to the inventory group, then in the associated RBI 581 Consequence Evaluation, the Use Calculated Inventory check box is selected, and the value in the Inventory Group Mass field is calculated.
The value in the Inventory Group Mass field in the RBI 581 Consequence Evaluation associated with the remaining components in the inventory group is updated.

Tip: To view the updated value in the Inventory Group Mass field, you must clear the Use Calculated Inventory check box, and then select it.