ReliaSoft XFRACAS

If parts are removed/replaced and returned for more in-depth failure analysis, XFRACAS can capture additional details, such as the RMA number, sales order number or work order number, findings from the visual inspection and detailed analysis, fault history or sensor data, or other test results.

Part tracking for serialised systems 

If you are tracking specific systems by serial/TAG number, XFRACAS can capture a detailed history for each piece of equipment, such as:

• Installation details
• Reported incidents
• Operating time or usage
• Exact system configuration as parts are repaired and replaced over time
• Current status of the system (running, waiting for part)

Tools for tracking completion of assigned actions

Throughout XFRACAS, you can assign actions to system users and track the progress and completion.

• Descriptions of the assignment with links or relevant attachments
• Automated e-mail notifications for the person responsible and other users who need to monitor or approve the actions taken
• Reports and charts to track progress and completion

Root cause analysis and team-based problem resolution

In XFRACAS, a “problem” is a larger issue that may require a team-based approach to understand the root cause and implement improvements. Designed to prevent similar issues from recurring, problems allow you to.

• Use any method from 4 to 8 steps (8 Disciplines, Six Sigma DMAIC, DCOV, CAPA)
• Fully describe the problem and link or attach relevant files
• Link to all related incident reports
• Capture findings from root cause analysis
• Assign responsibility for specific actions and track their completion
• Track review and sign-off by a Failure Review Board (FRB)

Tools for tracking stats for a group of incidents and problems

In XFRACAS, a “project” groups multiple problems together and provides quick access to high-level statistics for all associated incidents and problems, such as:

• The number of open/closed issues
• The amount of time each issue been in the system
• The status of open issues

Flexible queries and reports

XFRACAS provides a large selection of built-in “standard” reports as well as a flexible Report Builder to create your own or run custom SQL statements. Tabular results are displayed directly in the web browser, where it is easy to:

• Filter and sort within the results
• Export to *.xlsx, *.rtf, *.csv, *.pdf
• Link, “watch” and share with other users

Charts, dashboards and custom XSLT

XFRACAS provides built-in tools to create graphical charts — bar, pie, area, step, scatter and line — for any set of results.

• Highly customisable
• Full drill-down capability
• Configurable dashboards

For even more customised output, you can:

• Output results to XML, which can be used as a web-based data source in a variety of third-party reporting tools, such as Microsoft Excel (via the Get External Data > From Web feature, for example).
• Define your own custom XSLT style sheets (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations).

Data for reliability analysis

The incident reporting process in XFRACAS can produce clean, usable data for reliability analysis in Weibull++. If data entry is based on fully serialised systems, you can extract complete time-to-failure and suspension data by system, subsystem and component.

Integration with FMEAs and SEP

When your organisation uses XFMEA / RCM++ for failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), you can:

• Synchronise the generic system configurations (“bills of materials”)
• Use an FMEA to define the failure modes that can be assigned to incidents, problems or failure analysis reports in XFRACAS – or use failure modes defined in XFRACAS as input to an FMEA
• Use the quantity of incidents, problems or failure analysis reports in XFRACAS as input to calculate RPNs in an FMEA

The SEP web portal provides access to key analysis and project management details from ReliaSoft desktop applications such as Weibull++,  XFMEA, and BlockSim, as well as the XFRACAS actions and incidents that are relevant for each user. SEP also provides a way to share selected data and results with customers and suppliers who don’t have direct access to your XFRACAS implementation.

Support for importing or exporting data using XML

XFRACAS uses XML to import or export data to other external systems, such as an asset management system or work order tracking system. It includes a Windows service that runs on the web server and can be configured to automatically import XML files on a scheduled basis. Alternatively, you can develop your own custom application to extract data into the required format and use the XFRACAS web service to trigger the imports. 

For “bill of materials” data, XFRACAS also supports import via Excel (*.xlsx) template, or synchronises with the system hierarchies in XFMEA, RCM++.

Scalable and distributable web-based architecture

Whether you have 15 users or 15,000 users, XFRACAS is scalable and easy to distribute with no client software to install for each user. Your team can access the site with their preferred web browsers (such as Chrome, Firefox or Safari) from a variety of devices.

The website can be public or private, encrypted or unencrypted, using Windows Authentication or Single Sign-On (SSO).

If you plan to host the database and website on the same server, you will need:

• Windows 2012 or newer
• .NET 4.6
• IIS with support for serving ASP.NET
• SQL Server (2012 or newer) or Oracle (12c or newer)