Create a failure mode from a functional location

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Create a failure mode from a functional location in the Digital Factory Workspace to help identify and organize equipment or process issues.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_icw.admin

    About this task

    You can create failure modes from a functional location or an equipment entity. The following procedure describes creation from a functional location.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Equipment model.
    2. From the tree, select the location that you want to associate with the failure mode.
    3. Select Failure Modes then New failure mode.
    4. On the Failure mode form, fill in the fields.
      For a description of the field values, see Failure mode form.
    5. Select Save.

    Result

    The failure mode is displayed in the list of failure modes for the functional location or equipment and all inherited items.