The following diagram shows how the families used in Reliability Distribution Analysis are related to one another.
Note: In the diagram, boxes represent entity families and arrows represent relationship families that are configured in the baseline database. You can determine the direction of the each relationship definition from the direction of the arrow head: the box from which the arrow originates is the predecessor, and the box to which the arrow head points is the successor.
In the above image, the Distribution box represents one of four Distribution subfamilies in which records can exist: Exponential, Lognormal, Normal, or Weibull. When you create a Distribution record using the Reliability Distribution Analysis workflow, the specific family to which that Distribution record will belong will depend on the distribution type that is selected in the Time To Failure Distribution or Time To Repair Distribution section.
As you develop a Reliability Distribution Analysis, you will create records in these families and link them together, either manually or automatically via the options in the GE Digital APM system. Throughout this documentation, we use the term Reliability Distribution Analysis to mean the combination of the Reliability Distribution record and all the records that are linked to it.
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