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About the RCM Data Structure

The APM RCM module uses families to represent the various components of an RCM Analysis, as defined by the standard, accepted RCM methodology. The APM system leverages its fundamental entity and relationship family infrastructure to store data related to an RCM Analysis.

Each RCM Analysis is represented at the root level by an RCM FMEA Analysis record. FMEA Analyses use the same root analysis family. RCM Analyses are distinguished from FMEA Analyses via the Analysis Type field in the RCM FMEA Analysis record. The analysis type can be either RCM or FMEA. For an RCM FMEA Analysis that will be used for an RCM Analysis, the analysis type is RCM.

Note: Because both RCM and FMEA Analysis records belong to the same family, a query on the RCM FMEA Analysis family will return results that include all analyses of any type. To limit your results to include only one analysis type, you will need to include the Analysis Type field in your query and define criteria to filter on either RCM or FMEA.

For an RCM Analysis (a record in which the analysis type is RCM), the RCM FMEA Analysis record can be linked to RCM Function records through the Has RCM Function relationship. RCM Function records can be, in turn, linked to RCM Functional Failure records through the Has RCM Functional Failures relationship, and so on, for all components of the analysis. Together, the root RCM FMEA Analysis record and all the records that are linked to it, either directly or indirectly, make up the RCM Analysis.

RCM Analysis State Configuration

This topic describes the different analysis states in a Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis configuration.

By default, the following baseline Stage Configuration exists for the RCM Analysis family.

Initial State

The Draft state is the initial state of all new RCM Analysis records.

Datasheet Configuration

By default, no states and operations will appear on the datasheet when you are viewing an RCM FMEA Analysis record in RCM, FMEA, the Record Manager, or the Bulk Data Form.

Reserved States and Operations

By default, no states or operations displayed in the preceding diagram are reserved. This means that you can remove or modify any of these states or operations. You can also add your own states and operations to the State Configuration.