Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Data Model

The following diagram shows how the families used in FMEA are related to one another.

Note: In the diagram, boxes represent entity families and arrows represent relationship families that are configured in the baseline database. You can determine the direction of the each relationship definition from the direction of the arrow head: the box from which the arrow originates is the predecessor, and the box to which the arrow head points is the successor.

In the preceding diagram:

The RCM FMEA Asset box represents a single RCM FMEA Asset record within an analysis. The RCM FMEA Analysis record can be linked to multiple RCM FMEA Asset records, each of which can optionally be linked to an Equipment or Functional Location record.
The Equipment or Functional Location box represents the Equipment or Functional Location family for which the Is RCM FMEA Asset, Has Recommendations, and Has Tasks have been defined between that family and the specified predecessor or successor.
When an RCM FMEA Recommendation record is created for the analysis, the Recommendation record is linked to the Equipment or Functional Location record to which the RCM FMEA Asset record is linked.
When an RCM FMEA Recommendation record is promoted to an Action record, the Action record will be linked to a Proposed Strategy record and associated with the Equipment or Functional Location record. For details, see the ASM help.

In addition to the families included in the preceding image, the following families are used by the Decision Logic Builder in FMEA:

Decision Tree Consequence
Decision Tree Response
Decision Tree Structure

Within the baseline GE Digital APM family hierarchy, these families are subfamilies of the GE Digital APMReference Tables family. Baseline records are provided in each of these families to support the Decision Logic Builder functionality.

Entity and Relationship Families used in FMEA

The following table provides a summary of the entity families and relationship families that are used to develop an FMEA Analysis.

Records in this entity family:	...Can be linked to records in this entity family:	...Through a relationship definition on this relationship family:
RCM FMEA Analysis	RCM FMEA Asset	Has RCM FMEA Asset
RCM FMEA Asset	RCM FMEA Failure Mode	Has RCM FMEA Failure Mode
RCM FMEA Failure Effect	RCM FMEA Recommendation	Has RCM FMEA Recommendation
RCM FMEA Failure Mode	RCM FMEA Failure Effect	Has RCM FMEA Failure Effect

The following families and relationships are also used by FMEA but not within the analysis itself.

Records in this entity family:	...Can be linked to records in this entity family:	...Through this relationship:	Purpose
RCM FMEA Analysis	Human Resource	Has RCM FMEA Team Member	Facilitates the construction of the RCM Analysis Team Members list. Through this relationship, Human Resource records are linked directly to the RCM FMEA Analysis record.
RCM FMEA Analysis	RCM FMEA Task	Has Tasks	Allows Task records generated from Recommendation records to be linked to the RCM FMEA Analysis record for which the recommendation was created. Note that in the current version of GE Digital APM, RCM FMEA Task records cannot be created from RCM FMEA Recommendation records. Instead, RCM FMEA Recommendation records can be used to create Action records in ASM. This relationship still exists, however, to support legacy RCM FMEA Task records.
RCM FMEA Analysis	RCM FMEA Template	Has Templates	Facilitates the creation of FMEA Templates.
RCM FMEA Asset	Asset Strategy	Has Strategy	Facilitates the promotion of RCM FMEA Asset records to Asset Strategy records via Recommendation Management. This link is established when an RCM FMEA Analysis is linked to a physical or "virtual" piece of equipment or location for which you have defined Recommendation records.
RCM FMEA Asset	Asset Strategy Template	Has Strategy	Facilitates the promotion of RCM FMEA Asset records to Asset Strategy Template records via Recommendation Management. This link is established when an RCM FMEA Analysis is linked to a "virtual" piece of equipment or location for which you have defined Recommendation records.
RCM FMEA Asset	RCM FMEA Task	Has Tasks	Allows RCM FMEA Asset records to be linked to RCM FMEA Task records. This link is established only when a Task record is generated from a recommendation where the related RCM FMEA Asset record (i.e., the RCM FMEA Asset record that is linked to the RCM FMEA Analysis record) is not linked to an Equipment or Functional Location record. Note that in the current version GE Digital APM, RCM FMEA Task records cannot be created from RCM FMEA Recommendation records. Instead, RCM FMEA Recommendation records can be used to create Action records in ASM. This relationship still exists, however, to support legacy RCM FMEA Task records.
RCM FMEA Asset	RCM FMEA Template	Has Templates	Facilitates the creation of FMEA Templates.
RCM FMEA Asset	Task History	Has Task History	Facilitates the rejection of RCM FMEA Task records that are linked to RCM FMEA Asset records. When you reject an RCM FMEA Task record, a Task History record is created and linked to the RCM FMEA Asset record through the Has Task History relationship.
RCM FMEA Failure Effect	RCM FMEA Template	Has Templates	Facilitates the creation of FMEA Templates.
RCM FMEA Failure Mode	RCM FMEA Template	Has Templates	Facilitates the creation of FMEA Templates.
RCM FMEA Recommendation	Mitigates Risk	Risk Assessment	Allows you to determine how a recommendation mitigates a risk.
RCM FMEA Recommendation	RCM FMEA Task	Has Tasks	Allows RCM FMEA Recommendation records to be linked to RCM FMEA Task records that are generated from those recommendations. Note that in the current version of GE Digital APM, RCM FMEA Task records cannot be created from RCM FMEA Recommendation records. Instead, RCM FMEA Recommendation records can be used to create Action records in ASM. This relationship still exists, however, to support legacy RCM FMEA Task records.
RCM FMEA Recommendation	RCM FMEA Template	Has Templates	Facilitates the creation of FMEA Templates.