Import an Asset

You can also import the Reliability Distribution Analysis or Reliability Growth Analysis associated with the Asset record that you selected. Values from fields in the Reliability Growth or Reliability Distribution record will be mapped to System Risk and Distribution records, which are created when the corresponding record is imported and linked to the System Asset record, as described in the Results section.

This topic describes how to add an element by importing an Asset to a Diagram. You can also add an element directly to a diagram.

Steps

Access the Diagram within which you want to import an asset.
In the Import section, select .

The Search window appears.
Enter the search criteria.

A list of available assets appears.
Select check box to the left of the asset that you want to import.

The Import Asset window appears.

Tip: You can select more than one asset.
Select OK.

A new Asset element is added to the Diagram for each selected asset.

Results

When you import an Asset record into the Diagram, a new System Asset record is created, and information from the imported record is mapped to the System Asset record.

The following table contains the values that are imported from fields in Asset records and the System Analysis record and field to which they are mapped. All other values in System Analysis records are populated automatically with default values.

Asset Record Field	System Analysis Record	System Analysis Record Field	Notes
ID	System Asset	Name	None

When you are importing an Asset record, if you choose to import the Reliability Distribution Analysis or Reliability Growth Analysis associated with the Asset record that you selected, values from records in Reliability Distribution Analyses or Reliability Growth Analyses will also be mapped to records in the System Reliability Analysis.

The values that will be mapped are the same values that are mapped when a Reliability Distribution Analysis or Reliability Growth Analysis is imported without an Asset record, with the following exception:

The value in the ID field of the Asset record will be mapped to the Name field in the System Asset record. The values in the Analysis ID field in the Reliability Growth or Reliability Distribution record will not be mapped to the System Asset record.