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UCA Table

The UCA Table is a table to analyze the control actions (those are automatically extracted from the control structure) based on the guide words. The UCA Table is created under the project.

In the cell of UCA on the UCA Table, UCA ID, UCA, and Violating Safety Constraint ID are displayed.

UCA Table

Guide word in the UCA Table

In the UCA Table, four types of guide words are defined.

  1. Not Providing
  2. Providing causes hazard
  3. Too early / Too late
  4. Stop too soon / Applying too long

Edit UCA Table

Edit UCA Table

Changing the CA Value

Double-click on the CA cell to edit the control action.

Changing the From Value

Double-click on the From cell to edit the source-component name of the control action.

Changing the To Value

Double-click on the To cell to edit the target-component name of the control action.

Changing the CA Providing Condition Excel Output Value

Double-click on the CA Providing Condition cell to edit the Providing Condition of the control action. Multiline input is enabled in the CA Providing Condition columns.

Editing the UCA

Double-click on the cell of the guide word (Not Providing, etc.) to display the UCA dialog.

UCA Dialog

Add UCA

Click on [Add UCA] in the UCA dialog to add a UCA.

The UCA ID is automatically numbered.

Add UCA

Editing the UCA

Double-click on the Text cell of the UCA to edit a UCA. Multiline input is enabled in the Text columns.

Double-click on the cell of the Violating Safety Constraint of the UCA to display the Violating Safety Constraint Edit dialog.

In the Violating Safety Constraint Edit dialog, the Safety Constraint defined with the Accident Hazard Safety Constraint Table is displayed. Select the Safety Constraint and click on [OK].

Editing the Violating Safety Constraint

Deleting the UCA

Select a UCA in the UCA dialog, and click on [Delete].

Add Non UCA

Click on [Add Non UCA] in the UCA dialog to add a Non UCA.

For a Non UCA, an ID number is not generated.

Add Non UCA

Editing the Non UCA

Double-click on the Text cell of the Non UCA to edit Non UCA. Multiline input is enabled in the Text columns.

For a Non UCA, the Violating Safety Constraint cannot be set.

Deleting the Non UCA

Select a Non UCA in the UCA dialog, and click on [Delete].

Changing the UCA/Non UCA

UCA/Non UCA can be changed with the check box in each row in the UCA dialog.

If the check box in the UCA dialog is ON, it means UCA, while if OFF it means Non UCA.

If UCA is changed to Non UCA, its ID and Violating Safety Constraint will be cleared.

Changing the UCA/Non UCA

Changing the order of UCA/Non UCA

Select a UCA/Non UCA row in the UCA dialog, and change the order using the up arrow or down arrow button.

Changing the order of UCA/Non UCA

Change the order of the CA

The order of the CA on the UCA Table can be changed by dragging and dropping the row in the table.

If the order of the CA is changed, the UCA ID will be renumbered.

Change the order of the CA

Outputting the UCA Table to an excel file

To output the UCA Table to an excel file, click on the [Output to the Excel File] button at top right on the UCA Table.

Excel Output