Contents

1 Overview
 1.1 Terms and abbreviations
 1.2 Conventions
2 Introduction and user interface
 2.1 Principles
 2.2 The Desktop
  2.2.1 The Main Window
  2.2.2 Floating Window
 2.3 Evaluation parameters
 2.4 Hierarchy of models: Links
3 Projects
 3.1 Packages
 3.2 Models
 3.3 Files
  3.3.1 Project files
  3.3.2 Architecture Symbol Library files
  3.3.3 Generic Basic Event Library files
  3.3.4 Model files
  3.3.5 Model files not belonging to the project
 3.4 The Project Properties Dialog
  3.4.1 General tab
  3.4.2 Architectures tab
  3.4.3 Event Trees tab
  3.4.4 Fault Trees & RBDs tab
  3.4.5 Markov Models tab
4 Generic Basic Events and Libraries
 4.1 The Library View
 4.2 General properties of Generic Basic Events
  4.2.1 Modifiers
 4.3 Types and probabilistic values of Generic Basic Events
  4.3.1 Repairable (incl. dormant failure)
  4.3.2 Non-repairable
  4.3.3 Standby repairable
  4.3.4 Cyclic
  4.3.5 Immediate
  4.3.6 Link
5 Event trees
 5.1 Introduction
 5.2 The Event Tree Properties Panel
  5.2.1 General Properties
  5.2.2 Presentation Properties
  5.2.3 Values
 5.3 The Condition and the Crotch Properties Panel
  5.3.1 Condition Properties
  5.3.2 Crotch Properties
 5.4 The Case Properties Panel
  5.4.1 Case Properties
  5.4.2 Generic Basic Event
 5.5 The Damage Properties Panel
  5.5.1 General Properties
  5.5.2 Values
 5.6 Editing of event trees
 5.7 Hints and recommendations
6 Architectures
 6.1 Introduction
 6.2 Concepts
  6.2.1 Component parts
  6.2.2 Architecture components
  6.2.3 Nets and Pins
 6.3 The Architecture Properties
  6.3.1 General Properties
  6.3.2 Output Failure Function
  6.3.3 Display Settings
 6.4 Component and Component Part Properties
  6.4.1 Component General Properties
  6.4.2 Component Part Properties
  6.4.3 Changing the component’s structure
 6.5 Net Properties
  6.5.1 Net General Properties
  6.5.2 Net Type
 6.6 Deriving a Fault Tree
  6.6.1 Input Fail Safe Types and Source Output Levels
  6.6.2 Output Failure Functions
  6.6.3 Actor Failure Functions
  6.6.4 Options
 6.7 Symbol Libraries and the Symbol Editor
  6.7.1 Symbol Dimension
  6.7.2 Pins
  6.7.3 Fix Text and Text Placeholders
  6.7.4 Rectangles and Ellipses
  6.7.5 Polylines
  6.7.6 Move and Resize
  6.7.7 Saving the changes
7 Fault trees
 7.1 Introduction and overview
 7.2 The Fault Tree Properties
  7.2.1 General Properties
  7.2.2 Presentation Properties
 7.3 The Tree Basic Event Properties Panel
  7.3.1 Tree Basic Event – General Properties
  7.3.2 Tree Basic Event – Qualitative Properties
  7.3.3 Tree Basic Event – Background Color
  7.3.4 Generic Basic Event – General Properties
  7.3.5 Generic Basic Event – Model
  7.3.6 Generic Basic Event – Values
 7.4 The Gate Event Properties Panel
  7.4.1 General Properties
  7.4.2 Gate Type
  7.4.3 Qualitative Properties
  7.4.4 Background Color
 7.5 Quantitative evaluation of fault trees
  7.5.1 Evaluation Parameters – General Evaluation Parameters
  7.5.2 Evaluation Parameters – Algorithm Parameters
  7.5.3 Evaluation Parameters – PAND Parameters
 7.6 Modularization and Common Causes
  7.6.1 Handling of common causes
  7.6.2 Modularization of fault trees
  7.6.3 Reduced Combination gates and deleting common cause contributions
 7.7 Specifics of qualitative fault trees
 7.8 Editing of fault trees
8 Reliability block diagrams
 8.1 Conjunctions Properties Panel
 8.2 Transfer-In gates
 8.3 Editing of reliability block diagrams
 8.4 NULL blocks
 8.5 Pro’s and Con’s of RBDs versus FTAs
9 Markov models
 9.1 Introduction and overview
  9.1.1 States and Edges
  9.1.2 Restoration
  9.1.3 Extensions of Functional Safety Suite related to Markov models
  9.1.4 Summary of features of Markov models in Functional Safety Suite
 9.2 The Markov Model Properties
  9.2.1 General Properties
  9.2.2 Presentation Properties
 9.3 The Edge Properties Panel
  9.3.1 Edge Properties
  9.3.2 Generic Basic Event – General Properties
  9.3.3 Generic Basic Event – Model
  9.3.4 Generic Basic Event – Values
 9.4 The State Properties Panel
  9.4.1 General Properties
  9.4.2 Probability Values
  9.4.3 Background Color
 9.5 Evaluation of Markov models
  9.5.1 Evaluation Parameters – General Evaluation Parameters
  9.5.2 Evaluation Parameters – Algorithm Parameters
 9.6 Editing of Markov models
10 Complex components
 10.1 Introduction
 10.2 The Component Properties Panel
  10.2.1 General Properties
  10.2.2 Component Properties
  10.2.3 Evaluation mode
 10.3 Values handed over to higher level models
  10.3.1 Unavailability of periodically tested components
  10.3.2 Unavailability for non-tested components
 10.4 The component failure mode properties panel
  10.4.1 General Properties
  10.4.2 Probability Values
  10.4.3 Background Color
 10.5 Editing of complex components
 10.6 The Component Chart Window
11 Menus and Commands
 11.1 Generals
 11.2 The File Menu
  11.2.1 New Project
  11.2.2 Open Project
  11.2.3 Close Project
  11.2.4 Project Properties
  11.2.5 Create new Package
  11.2.6 Import Package
  11.2.7 Create new Model
  11.2.8 Add existing Model
  11.2.9 Remove active Member
  11.2.10 Rename active Model
  11.2.11 Move active Model
  11.2.12 Duplicate active Model
  11.2.13 Save active member
  11.2.14 Save All
  11.2.15 Save As
  11.2.16 List of recently used projects
  11.2.17 Exit
 11.3 The Edit Menu
  11.3.1 Undo last change
  11.3.2 Redo last undo
  11.3.3 Add condition
  11.3.4 Add case
  11.3.5 New Damage
  11.3.6 Set Select Mode
  11.3.7 Add Component Mode
  11.3.8 Select Draw Net Mode
  11.3.9 Convert to Fault Tree
  11.3.10 Add Failure
  11.3.11 Add Block Serial
  11.3.12 Add Block Parallel
  11.3.13 Add Tree Basic Event
  11.3.14 Add Gate
  11.3.15 Convert to Transfer-In
  11.3.16 Convert to Gate
  11.3.17 Convert to Subtree
  11.3.18 Convert Reliability Block Diagram to Fault Tree
  11.3.19 Convert Reliability Block Diagram to Markov Model
  11.3.20 Convert Fault Tree to Reliability Block Diagram
  11.3.21 Convert Branch to Markov Model
  11.3.22 Import Markov Chains
  11.3.23 Add Edge
  11.3.24 Add State
  11.3.25 Adjust State Names and Positions to other Model
  11.3.26 Delete
  11.3.27 Delete Component or Selection
  11.3.28 Delete Branch
  11.3.29 Cut
  11.3.30 Copy
  11.3.31 Paste
  11.3.32 Paste Serial
  11.3.33 Paste Parallel
  11.3.34 Move Left/Move Right
  11.3.35 Move Up
  11.3.36 Move Down
 11.4 The Library Menu
  11.4.1 New Generic Basic Event
  11.4.2 Rename Generic Basic Event
  11.4.3 Move Generic Basic Event
  11.4.4 Duplicate Generic Basic Event
  11.4.5 Remove unused Generic Basic Event (GBEs)
  11.4.6 Import from other library or project
  11.4.7 Export to CSV file
 11.5 The Zoom Menu
 11.6 The Calculate Menu
  11.6.1 Calculate Model Values
  11.6.2 Calculate importances
  11.6.3 Determine and show Prime Implicants (Minimal Cut-Sets)
  11.6.4 Check to SIRF Rules
  11.6.5 Show Chart
  11.6.6 Show Component Chart
 11.7 The Export Menu
  11.7.1 Create Report
  11.7.2 Update Report
  11.7.3 Export Graphic as PNG
  11.7.4 Export All Graphics as PNG
  11.7.5 Export Graphic as SVG
  11.7.6 Export All Graphics as PNG
  11.7.7 Export Basic Events List
  11.7.8 Export Transient Values
  11.7.9 Export Final Tree
  11.7.10 Export Markov Chains
  11.7.11 Export States and Edges List
  11.7.12 Export Final Markov Model
 11.8 The Help and Configuration Menu
  11.8.1 Help
  11.8.2 Set User Interface Look&Feel
  11.8.3 Set License File
  11.8.4 About
 11.9 The tool bar
 11.10 Menus and Commands of the Symbol Editor
A Importances
 A.1 Partial Derivative (PD) and Birnbaum-Importance (BI)
  A.1.1 Partial derivative of the system unreliability
  A.1.2 Partial derivative of the system unavailability
  A.1.3 Partial derivative for the system failure rate
 A.2 Criticality Importance (CRI) and statistical confidence
 A.3 Risk Reduction (RR)
 A.4 Risk Reduction Worth (RRW)
 A.5 Fussel-Vesely-Importance (FV)
 A.6 Risk Achievement (RA)
 A.7 Risk Achievement Worth (RAW)
 A.8 Importancies for generic basic events
B Reports
 B.1 Create a Report
  B.1.1 Automatic work
  B.1.2 Post-work
 B.2 Update a Report
 B.3 Important notes related to reports