Add a What-If Analysis

You can add a What-If Analysis to the following types of analyses:

RBI Criticality Analysis
RBI Pipeline Analysis

When you create a What-If Analysis, a copy of the main RBI Analysis is created. In the What-If Analysis, however, the value in the Event Type field is populated with the value W.

You cannot add a What-If Analysis to an RBI PRD Criticality Analysis.

Steps

Perform one of the following sets of steps:
1. Access the analysis to which you want to add a What-If Analysis.
2. In the upper-right corner of the workspace, select , and then select Create What If Analysis.
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1. Access the component that is linked to the analysis to which you want to add a What-If Analysis.
  Below the graph, a list of analyses linked to the component appears in a grid.
2. Select the check box that corresponds to the analysis to which you want to add a What-If Analysis.
3. In the upper-right corner of the grid, select .
The Create What If Analysis window appears.
In the Create What If Analysis window:
- In the Scenario ID box, enter an ID to identify the scenario.
- In the Scenario Reference Date box, select a date.
Select Done.

The What-If Analysis is created and linked to the main analysis. The Analysis workspace appears, displaying the Analysis Details section.

Note: If needed, modify values in the available fields, and then select to save your changes.

Results

The Analysis ID of the What-If Analysis is in the following format: W <Analysis ID of the main analysis> <Number>, where <Number> is the sequential number of the What-If Analysis.
All the fields (with a few exceptions) in the What-If Analysis are populated with values in the main analysis fields.
The Consequence Evaluation, Degradation Mechanisms (DMs), and Degradation Mechanism Evaluations (DMEs) linked to the main analysis are copied and linked to the What-If Analysis.