Simulating Replacement Using the Replace Trigger

A replacement of a component can be directly triggered using the Replace… button in the main dialog for a reliability element. This resets the element and all its child elements back to their “as new” condition (i.e., it is identical to defining a PM:Replacement trigger).

Pressing the Replace.. button will bring up the standard triggering dialog. Once a trigger has been specified, a checkbox in the bottom corner of the Replace… button will appear, and any triggers can be viewed by mousing over the button.

Within the dialog for triggering a Replacement, you can also specify Resource Requirements necessary to carry out the Replacement.

Note: The primary difference between using a Replace Trigger to simulate a replacement as opposed to using the Replacement failure mode is that the failure mode allows the repair to be assigned a duration. Replacements carried out using a Replace trigger are instantaneous.