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Creating an RSS Analysis

The purpose of a reliability strategy selection analysis is to determine whether an asset would benefit from a strategy development analysis and, if so, the type of analysis to perform (MTA2 or RCM2). Performing an RSS analysis involves selecting the asset and answering a series of prompted questions. Before performing RSS analysis, you can conduct a prioritization analysis of the asset to arrive at its relative risk and consequence priority.
Note: Management defines the limits of tolerability for relative risk and asset priority. For more information, see Setting Relative Risk and Asset Priority Thresholds.
There are two ways to start an RSS analysis: from scratch or from an analysis request initiated on a project. This topic explains how to create the RSS analysis from scratch.
For information about processing an analysis request, see Using Projects to Track Analysis Requests.

To Create a Reliability Strategy Selection Analysis

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On the Site window, select the Strategy Development view and the Reliability Strategy tab. This tab lists the analyses that have been performed for the site.
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Click New. The Reliability Strategy Analysis window appears.
Tip: You can also create an RSS analysis from the asset. In the Asset window, select the Strategy Development view, Reliability Strategy tab. Click New. The Reliability Strategy Analysis window shows the asset information.
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The analysis is given a number automatically. You can change the number, but it must be unique to the site.
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Enter a descriptive title for the analysis.
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By default, the analysis status linked to the creation event is selected. If allowed, you can change the status.
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Identify the asset to be analyzed. Click the browse icon to select an asset on the site. The asset’s name, priority, and relative risk are displayed.
Note: When the asset is selected, views are added to the window. The System Information, Prioritization, Strategy Development, Reliability Program, and Asset History views provide information about the asset, for example, its failures, work order tasks, work requests, and indicator readings.
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Select the Details tab.
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If appropriate, select a change set from the list. This is usually a change authorization or change set number from a Management of Change (MOC) system.
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Select an SDA study to associate with the analysis, if appropriate. Study references are used to group, filter, and order analyses.
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Review the planned start and completion dates for the analysis and change them if necessary.
Tip: If the analysis was created when an analysis request was processed, the planned start and completion dates are copied from the request.
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On the Project tab, you can add the analysis to a reliability project and associate the analysis with a project task. Reliability projects are typically used to organize and track analyses and objects. They usually use project tasks rather than work orders.
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You can use the Operating Context tab to select an operating context from the list and define the circumstances in which the asset is expected to operate.
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Select the Analysis Description tab to record information about the analysis.
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If the RSS was created by processing an analysis request, the originating request is listed in the Analysis Requests tab.
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Select the Analysis Team tab and select or create team members. Select the facilitator for the analysis from the list and assign roles. For information about creating members, see Adding Team Members to an RSS Analysis.
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On the Comments tab, team members can record comments, add attachments, and review comments. For more information, see Entering and Reviewing Comments on an RSS Analysis.
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Select the Meetings tab to record information about team meetings. For more information, see Recording Team Meetings on an RSS Analysis.
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Select the Checklist tab whenever you wish to mark a standard checklist item as being performed. For more information, see Working with the RSS Analysis Checklist.
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Select the Attachments tab to attach a document, note, or URL to the analysis. For more information about adding attachments, see Adding Attachments to Objects.
The next step is to use the questionnaire to select the reliability strategy. For instructions, see Using the RSS Questionnaire.