About Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Validation

For each proof test that you want to conduct, you should create at least one record in each of the following families:

• SIS Proof Test Template : Stores details about a given proof test, including the steps that need to be performed. For each unique set of test steps that exists, you will need to create one SIS Proof Test Template to store those details.
• SIS Proof Test Template Detail : Stores the details on each specific step that needs to be performed for the test. These records are linked to SIS Proof Test Templates through the Has Template Detail relationship. You should create one SIS Proof Test Template Detail for each step that is required for that test.
• Inspection Task : Stores the details of the proof test task, which specifies the schedule for the proof test. These records are linked to the asset on which you will perform the proof test and to the Proof Test through the Has Task relationship. After you perform the proof test and the Proof Test that is linked to the asset is closed, the Proof Test Task is updated automatically to reflect the date on which the proof test was performed and the next date on which the proof test is due for that asset. Proof Tests Tasks are also created in Asset Strategy Management (ASM) after you promote a Recommendation to ASM.
• SIS Proof Test : Stores details about a proof test that you perform, including the test results. When you create an SIS Proof Test, you will need to specify the SIS Proof Test Template that contains the details about the proof test you want to perform. When you select the SIS Proof Test Template, one Functional Test Detail will be created for each SIS Proof Test Template Detail that is linked to the SIS Proof Test Template. For each proof test that you want to perform, you will need to create one SIS Proof Test. You can, however, reuse SIS Proof Test Templates.

You can think of the SIS Proof Test Template and SIS Proof Test Template Details as the specifications for how the test should be performed, and the SIS Proof Test and Functional Test Details as a record of the test occurring.

To conduct a proof test, you will need to complete the following steps:

1. Define the proof test steps that need to be performed for a given safety instrumented system by creating one Proof Test Template for each type of test that will need to be performed. Creating an SIS Proof Test Template includes linking SIS Proof Test Template Details to the SIS Proof Test Template.
2. Create one SIS Proof Test, which serves as a record of the test event and stores the results of that test.